Singapore Art Museum
Singapore Art Museum
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10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
About
Singapore Art Museum opened in 1996 as the first art museum in Singapore. Also known as SAM, the museum presents contemporary art from a Southeast Asian perspective for artists, art lovers and the art curious in multiple venues across the island, including a new anchor venue in the historic port area of Tanjong Pagar. SAM’s space at Tanjong Pagar Distripark houses expansive galleries for bold art presentations, a coffee bookshop by the port, and versatile spaces for programmes and collaborations. SAM is building one of the world's most important public collections of Southeast Asian contemporary art, with the aim of connecting the art and the artists to the public and future generations through exhibitions, programmes, and meaningful encounters with contemporary art.
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Shamim Ahsan Chowdhury
Dhaka City, Bangladesh53 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020 • Family
For kids even elders the Future singapore of 2219 is just beyond imagination .
You.could.find the areas.which has considered a drone free in 2200 year .
The window vegetable cultivation and harvesting system is wonderful .
Toy will.find how technology will be mixed.with your life and technology will ease.your life .

The free movie show is always interesting for a family .
Written 12 February 2020
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KodoDrummer
Buenos Aires, Argentina70,626 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2018 • Friends
I wasn’t sure quite what to expect in contemporary art at the SAM (Singapore Art Museum). It encompasses many types of creative modern art, such as photography, painting, sculpture, video, interactive exhibits, and others produced from the mid-20th century onwards. I think it includes almost anything that people would look at and find to be artistic and made with the hope that some would find modern, distinctive, and interesting to look at. The collection is nice, but for me not amazingly beautiful. However, I’ll rate SAM as Very Good, as I did find many of the very unique creative pieces to be artistic.
Written 24 January 2019
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Rosierainbows
Induruwa, Sri Lanka24 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2018 • Friends
This is such a graceful building that has been tastefully restored to house a wonderful vollection of general and cultural.
This building was once the Singapore seat of rule and law and its historic past can be imagined on the lawns at the front.
If you like a gallery...you'll love a visit here. I spent a day wandering through both buildings and had a very restful time soaking up the art. Take a break with tea and tea and finnish off with a cocktails in the upper bar and breathe in the view before you.
Written 6 June 2019
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monaHungary
Piliscsaba, Hungary951 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2016 • Couples
Being a fan of contemporary art I loved this museum a lot! At the time of our visit „5 Stars: Art Reflects on Peace, Justice, Equality, Democracy and Progress” exhibition was taking place saluting to Singapore’s 50 years jubilee and the five stars on the Singapore flag, representing universal humanist values.

I was highly impressed by „No Man” a 15 min six channel video installation with sound presented by Ho Tzu Nyen dedicated to Justice. It was the first stop of our visit. (After the guided tour I went back to experience this wonder again.) It is hardly impossible to describe my feelings about this masterpiece as it was so shocking and deeply moving. I still kept thinking of it after several months…. Special thanks to Ho Tzu Nyen for these miraculous moments.

Usually we prefer to discover places on our own but this time we decided to take a guided tour. What a great decision! Our guide was knowledgeable providing whole-hearted presentations of the items on display which added a lot to our tour in this great place.
I wish I could visit this museum again in future.
Written 28 December 2016
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Terri C
Cork, Ireland104 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2016
A half day out of the sun and heat. Some really interesting and inspired pieces of art. My daughter has an interest in studying art and this exhibition helped her to understand that art is in everything. Really worth the visit.
Written 3 November 2016
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Dipal Madlani
Morbi, India234 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2016 • Family
Otherwise need to pay SGD 10 per adult and SGD 5 per child Child under six free. Dome Café & 7 KICKstart, Museum Café cum shopping also possible inside Art Museum.
Written 26 February 2016
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253SA
Singapore, Singapore3,379 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2011
The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) is certainly a very interesting place to visit. The building is a former school (St Joseph Institution) and certainly the experience will be a very educational experience for you and your family. Apart of its "resident" collection, the SAM is currently having a fascinating exhibition titled "Video : An Art. A History. 1965-2010". You'll see really weird interpretations of the video and television as art. Won't spoil the fun for you by saying too much. Also, for the kids, there is an exhbition-and-play area for them on the first level. You are allowed to re-do and re-arrange the display items. So who said museums are boring places?
Written 11 August 2011
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Megan McDonald
Texas5 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2019 • Friends
If you're a lover of the arts, you'll like that they hold exhibitions with different themes and feature different artists quite regularly. Nice museum with many concurrently running exhibitions.
Many are kids family friendly on the ground floor and more grown ups one on the upper floor.
Written 26 September 2019
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virtualmatt
Melbourne, Australia74 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2019
Visited but they are midway through a relocation it appears - and the work on display in the new site was limited in scale and quality.

The staff in several exhibition areas were quite invasive following you around the exhibition which it quite difficult to absorb/enjoy.

Written 18 January 2019
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Jose S
Waalre, The Netherlands88 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2018 • Couples
We wantend to visit the museum today but we were told at the entrance that it is closed for 3 years. Unfortunately we did not know, we had been walking from our hotel.. there is some exhibition in the national museum that we visited earlier.
There is a special exhibition for children that is still open.
Written 2 August 2018
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