The National Gallery Singapore, home to the world's largest
repository of South-east Asian art, will be open to the public for
free, from its opening date on Nov 24 till Dec 6.
It will kick off its opening with a festival titled Share The Hope
at the Padang from Nov 27 to 29.
Visitors will get to see the permanent exhibitions on display at
the two permanent galleries, the DBS Singapore Art Gallery and UOB
Southeast Asia Art Gallery.
They can also attend a slew of performances, screenings and
activities near the $530-million museum, which is housed in the
former City Hall and Supreme Court buildings.
Activities include panel discussions, tours and talks, as well as
the launch of the Art Connector, a sheltered walkway linking City
Hall MRT station along North Bridge Road and Coleman Street to the
Gallery's entrance.
More activities will be announced over the next few months, said
the Gallery in a press statement on Friday.
The Gallery said that it will provide information on admission
prices closer to the opening.
Chief executive Chong Siak Ching said: "As the first museum in the
world dedicated to South-east Asian modern art, we hope to kindle a
curiosity for art."
In the year ahead, visitors can also look forward to special
exhibitions that the Gallery brings in under curatorial
partnerships with prestigious art institutions worldwide, such as
France's Centre Pompidou and the Tate Britain.
Other than art, the Gallery will also have a wide variety of food
and beverage offerings.
The line-up includes a 9,000 sq ft eatery by Italian restaurateur
Beppe de Vito, a fine-dining restaurant by former Jaan head chef
Julien Royer and The Lo & Behold restaurant group, as well as a
restaurant by cooking doyenne Violet Oon.
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