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 The
Singapore Art Museum, located at 71 Bras Basah Road, is a must
for art enthusiasts. Home to modern and
contemporary art from Singapore and Southeast
Asia, the Singapore Art Museum (SAM) is housed
in the former St Joseph's Institution which is Singapore's first Catholic all-boys school. The
SAM also presents exhibitions on contemporary
art and design, new media and photography,
featuring works by artists from Australia,
Israel, Japan, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and
United States.
Located three blocks
west of Raffles Hotel, the main attraction
of this museum includes the thematic display of
works culled from the museum's permanent
collection of modern and contemporary Southeast
Asian art, which offers visitors different
perspectives of understanding and engaging with
national and cultural identities and social
histories and all of these lovely exhibitions
are a hit Photo: Art Museum among tourists.
This beautiful 19th century building is also
marked as a heritage site and this area is also
a famous tourist area.
Not to be missed is
the museum's Cyber Gallery. The gallery houses
experimental works and artist projects where
theatre, World Wide Web, architecture and media
broadcasting are integrated in innovative forms
which is preferred by the younger generation.
So, write down in your diary to remind you of
this famous tourist attraction in Singapore
whereby you will experience some of Singapore
and Southeast Asia's finest, modern and
contemporary art. The Singapore Art Museum is
definitely one of the most famous museums in
Singapore.
Free guided tours of
the museum in English are available at 11.00am
and 2.00pm daily (extra tour at 3.30pm on
weekends). Free Japanese guided tours are at
10.30am on weekdays.
Opening times:
10.00am
to 7.00pm (Monday to Sunday), 10.00am to 9.00pm (Friday)
Admission: SGD 3.00
(Adult), SGD 1.50 (Child and Senior Citizen)
Tel: (65) 6332
3222
Buses: 7, 14, 16,
36, 97, 131, 162. Tibs 77, 167, 171, 700
Nearest MRT station:
City Hall, Dhoby Ghaut
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