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National Gallery Singapore

Chinese: 新加坡国家美术馆 Malay: Galeri Kebangsaan Singapura Tamil: தேசிய கேலரி சிங்கப்பூர்
Interior of the National Gallery of Singapore with the airy corridors on 4 levels, the staircases and escalators, in the evening.
Established	24 November 2015; 6 years agone  (2015-xi-24)
Location	i St. Andrew'south Route, Singapore 178957
Type	Fine art museum
Collections	Singaporean and Eastern fine art
Collection size	Approx. 9,000 objects
Visitors	1,585,332 (2016)[i]
Managing director	Dr. Eugene Tan
Chairperson	Hsieh Fu Hua
Builder	studioMilou Singapore CPG Consultants
Public transit admission	NS25 EW13 City Hall CC3 Esplanade NE5 Clarke Quay
Website	www.nationalgallery.sg

The National Gallery Singapore, oftentimes known exonymously as the National Gallery, is a public establishment and national museum defended to art and civilisation located in the Civic Commune of Singapore. It oversees the globe'due south largest public drove of Singaporean and regional fine art of the Eastern world, specifically of Southeast Asia, with a collection of more than ix,000 items.^[2]

The Gallery aims to provide an understanding and appreciation of art and civilisation through a diverseness of media, focusing on Singapore's culture and heritage and its relationship with other Asian cultures and the world.^[3] Information technology consists of ii national monuments, the quondam Supreme Court Building and City Hall, and has a combined floor area of 64,000 square metres (690,000 sq ft),^[4] making it the largest visual arts venue and largest museum in Singapore. A total cost of approximately South$532 million has gone into the National Gallery Singapore's development.^{[5] [6]}

For the breadth, scope, and magnitude of its collections, the National Gallery Singapore is widely considered past art enthusiasts as existence i of the greatest fine art museums in Singapore and the region.^[7] Afterwards, it is one of the near visited art museums in the globe, often attracting about two million visitors annually.^[7] Admission to the National Gallery Singapore is complimentary for Singaporean citizens and permanent residents.^[viii]

The National Gallery also houses various restaurants that has won global accolades.^[9] These include Odette, a eatery that has been rated as being one of the best in Asia – in addition to having three Michelin stars, besides as the National Kitchen past Violet Oon.^{[9] [x] [11]}

History [edit]

Planning [edit]

At his National Day Rally speech on 21 August 2005, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong mentioned the government's program to catechumen the former Supreme Courtroom edifice and City Hall into a new national gallery.^[12] On 2 September 2006, Dr. Lee Boon Yang, Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts officially announced the setting up of the National Gallery Singapore during the Singapore Biennale 2006 at the National Museum of Singapore.^[13]

The and then Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) proceeded to implement a process designed to enable stakeholders and interested parties to contribute their expertise and their views to the project. A steering committee, initially chaired by Dr. Balaji Sadasivan, Senior Minister of State for the Ministry of Strange Affairs and MICA, oversaw the art gallery'due south implementation plan. The steering committee was supported by an executive commission and four informational groups. The advisory groups provided advice on museology, architectural conservation, finance and communications.^[13]

Design competition [edit]

On 23 February 2007, MICA, together with the Singapore Constitute of Architects, launched a two-stage architectural design competition to identify the nigh suitable architect and design for the National Gallery.^{[14] [15] [sixteen]} The first stage of the competition called for design and concept proposals, and began on xix March with a site bout of the ii buildings for competing architects to get blueprint concepts and ideas.^[17] Information technology drew 111 entries from 29 countries worldwide, with five proposals shortlisted in May 2007. Members of the jury consisted of a panel of eminent local and international professionals headed by Tommy Koh, Singapore'south Ambassador-at-Big and chairman of the National Heritage Board, and included officials from the Urban Redevelopment Authority, Musée national des Arts asiatiques-Guimet in France and the Asian Civilisations Museum.^{[18] [19] [20] [21]}

For the second stage, the shortlisted candidates had to develop their designs, from which the winning proposal would be selected by the jury. Due to the status of the sometime Supreme Courtroom Edifice and City Hall every bit national monuments, certain aspects of the buildings could not be contradistinct, such equally the façade, the Surrender Chamber, the office of Singapore'south founding Prime number Minister and the panelling in four rooms of the Supreme Courtroom. However, this notwithstanding left many pattern options open such as the addition of roof and basement floors. The participants besides had to submit entries within a upkeep of S$320 million.^{[19] [20]}

On 29 Baronial 2007, the seven-member international jury console named the peak three designs out of the five shortlisted.^[xix] The iii firms – Studio Milou Architecture from French republic, Ho + Hou Architects from Taiwan, and Chan Sau Yan Associates from Singapore – each received $150,000. The jury made their conclusion later appraising models and digital mock-ups, as well equally engaging the five finalists in a presentation and question-and-answer session.^[20] The other two firms that were shortlisted in the first stage were DP Architects and Australia's Smart Pattern Studio.^{[21] [22]}

An exhibition of the five finalists' proposals was held at City Hall in October 2007, and the public was invited to give feedback on the designs, programmes and events. The jury's decision was presented to MICA, which and so decided on whom to commission to design and build the art gallery. An annunciation on the concluding design was made in the start quarter of 2008.^{[18] [20] [21]}

Competition winner and construction [edit]

In May 2008, Studio Milou Singapore, in partnership with CPG Consultants (Singapore), was appointed to design and build the Gallery.

Studio Milou Compages is a French architectural house, with branches in Paris and Singapore that specialise in the design of museums and cultural spaces.^[23]

CPG Consultants, a subsidiary of CPG Corporation, is a multi-disciplinary design consultancy business firm. Headquartered in Singapore, CPG Consultants has extensive expertise in conservation and preservation of buildings. To date, the company has completed over 20 such projects in Singapore, most of which are gazetted monuments.^[24]

Studio Milou Architecture's design consisted of a linear draped canopy supported by tree-like columns to link the erstwhile Supreme Court Edifice and Metropolis Hall at the roof level. The pattern incorporated an extended staircase linking the basement to the upper levels, making use of solar free energy to provide electricity. Fine metal mesh had been proposed to cover well-nigh of City Hall. Panel members agreed it had "the most delightful blueprint and appeal", and was ranked first among the top iii designs.^{[nineteen] [20] [22] [25]}

On 21 Dec 2010, the Gallery appointed Takenaka-Singapore Piling Joint Venture as the master construction contractor for the new Gallery. The structure works on the buildings began in January 2011 and opened its doors to the public officially on 24 November 2015.^{[5] [vi] [26]}

Buildings [edit]

The museum is composed of a combination of the Old Supreme Court Building and City Hall, both of which are national monuments and have played significant roles in Singapore'south history. The buildings confront the Padang, an open field. Through link bridges and a new basement level, the pattern for the National Gallery integrates the City Hall and sometime Supreme Court buildings, combining both old and new compages.^[27]

The Old Supreme Court Building was built on the site of the former Grand Hotel de l'Europe, one of the most palatial hotels in Southeast Asia that was demolished in 1936. Designed past Frank Dorrington Ward, Principal Architect of the Public Works Section, the former Supreme Court building was built to firm Supreme Court offices and courtrooms and was alleged open on iii August 1939.^[28] This building is the former courthouse of the Supreme Courtroom of Singapore, before it moved into the new building on 20 June 2005. The architecture of the former Supreme Court building is in harmony with that of its neighbour, City Hall. The general layout of the building exemplifies British colonial architecture, comprising 4 blocks of offices and courtrooms surrounding a fundamental rotunda with a dome that was originally used to house a circular law library. It was to be the last classical building to be congenital in Singapore. United Engineers Ltd was the building contractor.^[29] The Corinthian and Ionic columns, sculptures and relief panels were the works of Italian artist, Cavaliere Rudolfo Nolli. There are the tympanum sculptures and ornamented frieze panels.

The City Hall building was constructed betwixt 1926 and 1929 and was originally known as the Municipal Building. Designed by the British Municipal architects A. Gordon and S. D. Meadows, information technology was used to firm the offices of the Municipal Council, which was responsible for the provision of water, electricity, gas, roads, bridges and street lighting.^[thirty] From 1963 to 1991, Urban center Hall came to business firm offices of several government departments and courtrooms. The edifice was vacated in 2006. City Hall has been the focal betoken of many important events in the history of Singapore. It was in the City Hall edifice that Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, on behalf of the Allied forces, accepted the surrender of the Japanese forces on 12 September 1945.^[31]

The building too housed the function of Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, the commencement prime minister of Singapore. Mr. Lee and members of his Cabinet took their Oaths of Allegiance and Oaths of Office on v June 1959 in the City Hall Chamber. It was gazetted on xiv Feb 1992 as a national monument. The original layout of City Hall is a typical example of neoclassical British compages. The building'south interior is modestly proportioned, but its front façade is distinguished by 18 three-storey-high Corinthian columns facing the Padang.

Galleries [edit]

A gallery on the 2nd flooring

Consisting of modern and gimmicky art, National Gallery Singapore focuses on displaying Singapore and Southeast Asian art from the 19th century to nowadays twenty-four hour period. It is home to ii permanent galleries: the Singapore Gallery and the Southeast Asia Gallery. Through its collection, the Gallery will present the development of Singaporean and regional cultures – telling the story of their social, economical and political histories.

The Gallery mainly draws from Singapore's National Collection, the world'due south largest public drove of modern and contemporary Southeast Asian art. The National Drove started with an original heritance of 93 works made to the National Museum in 1976, by the well-known picture palace magnate and art patron, Dato Loke Wan Tho. Through careful nurturing over the years, this collection has grown significantly to approximately 8,000 pieces in 2010. The National Heritage Board is shortly the custodian of this collection. National Gallery Singapore will characteristic works past major Singaporean artists such as Georgette Chen, Chen Chong Swee, Chen Wen Hsi, Cheong Soo Pieng and Liu Kang. The drove at present spans from early-20th-century naturalistic paintings to contemporary video installations. The collection also holds pieces from Southeast Asian artists of international standing, such equally Affandi (Indonesia), Latiff Mohidin (Malaysia), Le Pho (Vietnam), Montien Boonma (Thailand), Fernando Cueto Amorsolo (Philippines) and Raden Saleh (Indonesia).

Singapore Gallery [edit]

The Singapore Gallery is a platform for studying and presenting the cultural and aesthetic identity of Singapore from the ancient menstruum to present twenty-four hours.

Southeast Asia Gallery [edit]

Housed in the former Supreme Court edifice, the Southeast Asia Gallery presents the history of Southeast Asian art, starting in the 19th century.

Special set of Research Galleries [edit]

These galleries complement the core galleries, providing infinite for curators and researchers to experiment with ways of presenting materials from the Gallery'south permanent collection.

Changing gallery spaces [edit]

The gallery has approximately 6,000 foursquare metres (65,000 sq ft) of spaces to host international travelling exhibitions.

Docents [edit]

I of the public programmes offered by the Gallery is the Docent Program, a training workshop in art, history and culture. The programme seeks to cultivate a pool of volunteer guides. They are trained in public speaking and accept extensive knowledge of Singaporean and Southeast Asian fine art, and the architecture and history of the Gallery buildings.

Keppel Middle for Fine art Didactics [edit]

The Keppel Centre for Fine art Didactics is a learning facility for families and schools. The center volition provide an artistic surroundings that stimulates imagination, encourages active play and supports independent learning.

Children and younger students will experience and collaborate with original artworks that are specially created to develop observation skills and tactile exploration.^[32]

The Keppel Centre for Fine art Education also offers programmes including a regular series of Studio-based workshops, artist talks, curator'due south presentations, as well every bit complimentary Drop-in programmes conducted by artists, curators and museum educators.^[32]

Exhibitions at the National Gallery Singapore [edit]

An exhibition titled "The Gift", opened from 20 August to 9 Nov 2021, explores the complexities of gifts in art-making and collecting. The exhibition is a partnership with 3 other arts institutions: Galeri Nasional Indonesia, MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum in Thailand and Nationalgalerie – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, which was initiated by the Goethe Institut. Each museum has curated a selection of works from their ain and each other'south collections that will be on display simultaneously.^[33]

Exhibition	Artist	Exhibition period
The Gift	Various	20 August 2021 – 9 November 2021

Exhibitions held at the Singapore Fine art Museum [edit]

While waiting for the edifice to complete its renovations, National Gallery Singapore has held various exhibitions at the Singapore Fine art Museum. These exhibitions include:

Exhibition	Artist	Exhibition flow
In/sight: Abstract Art by Wu Guanzhong and Artists from Southeast Asia	Wu Guanzhong and various artists	17 August 2013 – xxx April 2014
Seeing the Kite Again Series II	Wu Guanzhong	3 May 2012 – 5 May 2013
Liu Kang: A Centennial Commemoration[34]	Liu Kang	29 July 2011 – 16 October 2011
Notable Acquisitions Exhibition	Diverse	Works by Tan Oe Pang: 18 April 2011 – five February 2012 Works by Arthur Yap, Tay Chee Toh & Chia Wai Hon: 7 December 2010 – 27 March 2011
In memory of Wu Guanzhong: Seeing the Kites Once more	Wu Guanzhong	fourteen December 2009 – one May 2011
Cheong Soo Pieng: Bridging Worlds[35]	Cheong Soo Pieng	fifteen September 2010 – 26 December 2010
The Story of Yeh Chi Wei[36]	Yeh Chi Wei	27 May 2010 – 12 September 2010
Realism in Asian Fine art[37]	Various	9 April 2010 – 4 July 2010

Travelling shows and artworks [edit]

Apart from displays within Singapore, the National Drove has also travelled to international museums and exhibition venues in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Exhibition	Venue	Period	Works travelled
Andy Warhol: 15 Minutes Eternal[38]	Art Science Museum	17 March to 12 August 2012	Redza Piyadasa, 1991, Seated Malay Girl, mixed media on paper, 33 x 65 cm, drove of the National Heritage Board
The Birth and Evolution of Singapore Art[39]	Fukuoka Asian Art Museum	29 March to 26 June 2012	Selected artworks by Singapore artists Lim Hak Tai and Cheong Soo Pieng
East Meets W – The Exhibition of Wu Guangzhong's Paintings[40]	Zhejiang Fine art Museum	20 November to 25 December 2010	76 artworks from the exhibition hailed from the National Heritage Board Singapore's collection. Singapore'due south contribution of Wu'southward works was the 2d largest amidst the eight participating art institutions.

Gallery [edit]

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  Raden Saleh, Boschbrand (Woods Burn down), 1849, Oil on canvas

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  The Hope façade evidence, 2015

See also [edit]

• National Heritage Board (Singapore)
• Singapore Art Museum
• National Museum of Singapore

References [edit]

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2. ^ "Well-nigh Our Collections". National Gallery Singapore . Retrieved 9 Jan 2021.
3. ^ Widrich, Mechtild (2016). "The Naked Museum: Fine art, Urbanism, and Global Positioning in Singapore". Fine art Journal. 75 (2): 46–65. doi:10.1080/00043249.2016.1202630. S2CID 192731953.
4. ^ This is about four times the size of the Singapore Art Museum: Adeline Chia (xv May 2007). "5 fine art gallery designs picked: Two Singapore teams are amid those shortlisted in the design competition for the National Fine art Gallery". The Straits Times.
5. ^ ^{a b} Cheow Xinyi (22 December 2010). "Construction for art gallery to showtime adjacent month". Today. p. 4.
6. ^ ^{a b} Linette Lim (28 December 2010). "Former Supreme Court, City Hall to be restored for $530m". The Business Times. p. 7.
7. ^ ^{a b} The Art Newspaper, March 30, 2021
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11. ^ Street, Francesca (24 March 2020). "These are Asia'south best restaurants for 2020". CNN . Retrieved 18 Baronial 2020. {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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14. ^ Tay Suan Chiang (14 Feb 2007). "Ideas sought for crafting national art gallery: Search on for design team to convert celebrated buildings into fine art hub". The Straits Times.
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40. ^ "Largest collection of Wu Guanzhong ever, at Zhejiang Art Museum". People's Daily Online. 17 Nov 2010. Retrieved 3 Jan 2011.

Further reading [edit]

• Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (Singapore) (fourteen May 2007). "Five Pattern Teams Shortlisted for Singapore's National Art Gallery Architectural Design Contest" (PDF). Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (Singapore). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
• "Announcement of Elevation Three Winning Design Teams for the National Fine art Gallery of Singapore". Authorities of Singapore. 29 August 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.

Bibliography [edit]

• National Art Gallery, Singapore, 2009. Light & Movement Portrayed: The Art of Anthony Poon. ISBN 978-981-08-3545-three
• Yeo Wei Wei (editor), 2010. Realism in Asia Volume One. National Art Gallery, Singapore. ISBN 978-981-08-5349-v
• National Art Gallery, Singapore, 2010. The Story of Yeh Chi Wei. ISBN 978-981-08-5026-5
• Grace Tng, Seng Yu Jin & Yeo Wei Wei, 2010. Cheong Soo Pieng: Visions of Southeast Asia. National Art Gallery, Singapore. ISBN 978-981-08-6422-4
• Yeo Wei Wei & Ye Shufang, 2010. Salted Fish. National Art Gallery, Singapore. ISBN 978-981-08-6444-half dozen
• National Art Gallery, Singapore, 2010. When I Grow Upwardly I Want to Paint Like Cheong Soo Pieng (CSP Colouring Book). ISBN 978-981-08-6888-viii
• Sara Siew (ed), 2011. Liu Kang: Essays on Art and Culture. National Art Gallery, Singapore. ISBN 978-981-08-7675-3
• Yeo Wei Wei (ed), 2011. Asian Artists Serial – Liu Kang: Colourful Modernist. National Art Gallery, Singapore. ISBN 978-981-08-8675-ii
• National Art Gallery, Singapore, 2011. When I Abound Up I Desire to Paint Like Liu Kang. ISBN 978-981-08-7997-6
• Natalie Hennedige, 2012. Koko The Great. National Art Gallery, Singapore. ISBN 978-981-08-8758-2
• Ho Lee- Ling, 2013. Who is Cheong Soo Pieng? National Art Gallery, Singapore. ISBN 978-981-07-5678-9
• Sara Siew, 2013. Awesome Art. National Art Gallery, Singapore. ISBN 978-981-07-4372-7
• Mechtild Widrich, 2016. The Naked Museum. The Naked Museum: Fine art, Urbanism, and Global Positioning in Singapore, Art Journal, 75:2, 46–65.

External links [edit]

• Official website
• 360 Virtual Gallery The Straits Times National Gallery Singapore

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