If you’re looking for a new place to discover art, look no further than the Art Gallery in Singapore. This brand new gallery is home to some of the best and brightest artists in the country. Whether you’re a fan of traditional art or contemporary pieces, there’s something for everyone at the Art Gallery in Singapore.
1. Gajah Gallery
Gajah Gallery is one of the leading contemporary art galleries in Singapore. Since 1996, Gajah Gallery in Singapore has hosted artwork emphasizing Asia’s socio-cultural interests. The collection of artwork and exhibitions presented by various artists at Gajah Gallery in Singapore speak to their experience and knowledge of the region. Visitors can participate in regular discussions and dialogues with the gallery’s local and regional keepers.
Location: 39 Keppel Road, #03-04 Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Singapore 089065
Nearest MRT: Outram Park MRT Station
Highlight: Southeast Asian contemporary art emphasising on Indonesian Contemporary.
Opening Hours: Monday – Friday: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM, Weekend & Public Holiday: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Entry Fee: Free Entry
2. Mizuma Gallery
Mizuma Gallery was founded in Tokyo in 1994, and has since expanded to include galleries in Singapore and Beijing. When it comes to art galleries in Singapore that are known for having it all, Mizuma Gallery is at the top of the list. The gallery boosts the morale of budding Japanese artists and skilled Southeast Asians by showcasing modern artwork in the form of paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, prints, and other media.
Location: Gillman Barracks, 22 Lock Road, Singapore 108939
Nearest MRT: Labrador Park MRT Station
Highlight: Japanese Art
Opening Hours: Tuesday – Saturday: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Entry Fee: Free Entry
3. Red Dot Design Museum Singapore
The original Red Dot Design Museum, which opened in Essen in 1955, has been an international showcase of exceptional works of product and industrial design, with award winners on display. The second Red Dot Design Museum, which opened in 2005 in Singapore, is Asia’s first and only of its kind.
Location: 11 Marina Blvd, Singapore 018940
Nearest MRT: Bayfront MRT Station
Highlight: contemporary design
Opening Hours: Wednesday – Sunday: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Entry Fee: Free Entry
4. Yavuz Gallery
Yavuz Gallery was established in Istanbul in 1989, and has since expanded to include galleries in Dubai and Singapore. The Yavuz Gallery aspires to foster variety and intercultural discourse by having no thread of heritage but strong aspects of surprise and independence. This Singapore art gallery features works by some of the country’s most promising young painters as well as masterworks by long-established artists.
Location: #02-23 Gillman Barracks, 9 Lock Road, Singapore 108937
Nearest MRT: Labrador Park MRT Station
Highlight: Asian and Middle Eastern contemporary art
Opening Hours: Tuesday – Saturday: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM, Sunday: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Entry Fee: Free Entry
5. Opera Gallery
Since 1994, the Opera Gallery has represented a wide range of modern and contemporary art, and is noted for its vast exhibitions within the gallery network, which includes partnered institutions, art centres, and foundations all over the world. The exhibition also features masterworks by painters such as Picasso, providing a feast for art aficionados.
Location: ION Orchard Mall. 2 Orchard Turn, #02-16 ION Orchard, Singapore 238801
Nearest MRT: Orchard Station
Highlight: Collector pieces
Opening Hours: Monday – Friday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM, Saturday – Sunday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Entry Fee: Free Entry
6. National Gallery Singapore
The National Gallery of Singapore houses the world’s greatest collection of colonial and post-colonial Asian and Southeast Asian art. It is Singapore’s largest museum and centre for the visual arts, housed in the landmark former Supreme Court Buildings and City Hall. Six galleries, two of which are permanent, are divided across three levels of the National Gallery. Major Singaporean painters, as well as well-known Southeast Asian artists, have remarkable pieces on display. Aside from admiring the magnificent artwork, visitors may speak with artists and curators, hear interesting seminars, and see spectacular exhibitions that explore important topics.
Location: 1 St Andrew’s Road, Singapore 178957
Nearest MRT: City Hall
Opening Hours: Daily: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Entry Fee: SGD 20 for non-Singaporeans
7. Art Porters Gallery
The Parkview Museum Art Gallery in Singapore is known for having Asia’s greatest collection of Italian art. It Art Porters Gallery, housed in a lovely Peranakan shophouse in the Spottiswoode neighbourhood, focuses on modern art in the region. Guillaume Levy-Lambert and Sean Soh, the company’s founders, are staunch supporters of Southeast Asian artists. Drawings, paintings, sculptures, photography, and digital animation are among the works on display.
Location: 64 Spottiswoode Park Rd, Singapore 088652
Highlight: drawing, painting, sculpture, photography and digital animation.
Opening Hours: Tuesday – Sunday 10:30 AM – 7:00 PM
Entry Fee: Free Entry
8. The Cathay Gallery
The Cathay Gallery, located on the second floor of The Cathay, offers additional movie pleasure. This hidden gem is a time capsule of movie memorabilia, complete with antique film posters from some of cinema’s most popular films, like The Jungle Book and The Sound of Music.
Location: 2 Handy Rd, #02-16 The Cathay, Singapore 229233
Nearest MRT: Dhoby Ghaut
Highlight: cinematic poster
Opening Hours: Monday – Friday : 14:00 PM – 18:00 PM, Saturday : 12:00 PM – 18:00 PM
Entry Fee: Free Entry
9. STPI Creative Workshop and Gallery
STPI is noted for its dynamic creativity in addition to modern art. This Singapore art gallery encourages artists to experiment with print and paper as a medium. Local and international artists who are breaking stereotypes and questioning art traditions using screen printing, etching, and papermaking can be found in the gallery’s creative workshop room on occasion.
Location: 41 Robertson Quay, Singapore 238236
Highlight: Print and Paper works
Opening Hours: Monday – Friday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM, Saturday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Entry Fee: Free Entry
10. Cuturi Gallery
Cuturi Gallery has moved to a wonderful conservation shophouse in Kampong Gelam, an ethnic enclave in the Bugis district. The new gallery space pays homage to its beginnings on Scotts Road with simple and basic settings that don’t detract from the main attraction: the artworks themselves. The ground story houses the gallery’s exhibition rooms, while the second and third floors have multi-functional art spaces. Save your breath for the gallery’s crowning gallery, an open-air terrace with views of the neighbourhood, which contains everything from old red roofs to golden-domed mosques and everything in between.
Location: 61 Aliwal St, Singapore 199937
Highlight: Modern
Opening Hours: Monday – Friday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM, Saturday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Entry Fee: Free Entry
Conclusion
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