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Singapore Art Museum

Fun With Kids

Two free children’s art exhibitions to spark imagination and family conversations

Pre-schoolers have fun painting their creation together for the exhibition.
Pre-schoolers have fun painting their creation together for the exhibition.

Discover a concrete pineapple and waterless fountains in SAM’s new CBD art trail

A close-up of Sweet Water, a series of sculptures by Finbarr Fallon, at Shenton House. The artwork is part of the Singapore Art Museum’s first public art trail in Singapore’s Central Business District.
A close-up of Sweet Water, a series of sculptures by Finbarr Fallon, at Shenton House. The artwork is part of the Singapore Art Museum’s first public art trail in Singapore’s Central Business District.

With SAM show Form Is Emptiness, Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto finds peace

Hiroshi Sugimoto with his work Brush Impression, Heart Sutra (2023)
Hiroshi Sugimoto with his work Brush Impression, Heart Sutra (2023)

Five highlights of Hiroshi Sugimoto: Form Is Emptiness at Singapore Art Museum

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Generic photo of Hiroshi Sugimoto's Mathematical Model 002: Dini’s Surface (2005, spiral sculpture) and Sea of Buddha (1995, photographs on wall), as part of Hiroshi Sugimoto: Form Is Emptiness, the artist's first solo exhibition in Southeast Asia, at the Singapore Art Museum. Photographed on May 26, 2026. ST PHOTO: SARAH LEE
ST20260526_202660800933/Sarah Lee/cxart

Generic photo of Hiroshi Sugimoto's Mathematical Model 002: Dini’s Surface (2005, spiral sculpture) and Sea of Buddha (1995, photographs on wall), as part of Hiroshi Sugimoto: Form Is Emptiness, the artist's first solo exhibition in Southeast Asia, at the Singapore Art Museum. Photographed on May 26, 2026. ST PHOTO: SARAH LEE

Singapore Art Museum at 30: New open-air gallery and questions over its direction

Crowds at Tanjong Pagar Distripark in January during Singapore Art Week.
Crowds at Tanjong Pagar Distripark in January during Singapore Art Week.

Singapore Art Museum: Milestones through the years

A 2025 photo of SAM's former premises at the old SJI building in Bras Basah Road.
A 2025 photo of SAM's former premises at the old SJI building in Bras Basah Road.

Time to shut down the Singapore Biennale?

One of three shop units at Lucky Plaza housing Singapore Biennale works.
One of three shop units at Lucky Plaza housing Singapore Biennale works.

Life List: 2025 in 15 lifestyle objects

Eggplants by Suzann Victor at NGS: Instagrammable entry point to wronged artist

Suzann Victor's commission Still Life at the National Gallery Singapore.
Suzann Victor's commission Still Life at the National Gallery Singapore.

Singapore’s Ho Tzu Nyen and Eugene Tan make ArtReview’s Power 100 list

Artist Ho Tzu Nyen (right) and Dr Eugene Tan, director and chief executive of both the National Gallery Singapore and Singapore Art Museum, have been named the top 100 most influential people in the art world by ArtReview on Dec 4.
Artist Ho Tzu Nyen (right) and Dr Eugene Tan, director and chief executive of both the National Gallery Singapore and Singapore Art Museum, have been named the top 100 most influential people in the art world by ArtReview on Dec 4.

Singapore Biennale 2025, opening Oct 31, unpacks the ‘masterplanned’ city 

shbiennale29/ST20251027_202543000546/Ng Sor Luan/Media preview of Singapore Biennale 2025 on Oct 27, 2025.
shbiennale29/ST20251027_202543000546/Ng Sor Luan/Media preview of Singapore Biennale 2025 on Oct 27, 2025.

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