There are three huge-deal events happening at the Asian Civilisations Museum, the Singapore Art Museum and the National Gallery. Here are some pretty cool opening celebrations that you should probably attend:
24Hours@ACM (Nov 14-15)
The Asian Civilisations Museum’s first phase of its revamp is complete and the place is rebooting with a bang. There’s a Pyjama Party (Nov 14, 7pm-midnight) where people can come in their PJs (if you dare) to bond over art and music, and another party on Sunday which features a tour conducted by the museum director (Nov 15, midnight). Art nerds can also swing by on the day for a drawing session at the museum. Entry is free.
National Gallery Opening Celebrations (Nov 24-Dec 6)
There are plenty of fringe activities to check out at National Gallery‘s much-anticipated official opening. The Padang Art Carnival (Nov 27-29) has many different themed tents, with an installation that commemorates the survivors of the Bukit Ho Swee fire (5pm-midnight) and a Superfarmers workshop (5:45pm, 7:15pm and 8:15pm) that teaches you basic food-foraging survival skills. The ART FORUM 1 (Nov 24, 2-4:30pm) is a crash course for those who are clueless about the Singapore art scene, and Memora(Film)ia: Random Acts of Remembering (Nov 27-Dec 6) screens three short films with the themes of loss, memory and hope. Screenings from Nov 27-29 and Dec 4-6 run hourly from 10am-10pm, while screenings from Dec 3-6 run hourly from 10am-6pm. Most events are free, but entry to the galleries requires a ticket, which can be reserved here on Nov 16.
The New Blockbuster Exhibition at SAM (Nov 21-Feb 28)
Bring your geeky friend to Time of Others, a profound exhibit in which contemporary artists respond to the historical and social concerns that come with living in a globalized world. The Singapore Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, National Museum of Art Osaka and the Queensland Art Gallery join forces with more than 20 works of art from these collections. Get into a discussion about the region’s history, cultural mores and post-colonial hang-ups. It costs $10 to enter the museum.
Collider exhibition at ArtScience (Nov 14)
This interactive, multi-sensory exhibition at Marina Bay Sands is all about the CERN’s Large Hadron Supercollider. It investigates this foreboding, 27km tunnel used to smash subatomic particles. And why? All this to find out what exactly makes up the universe. Last year, the scientists confirmed the existence of the Higgs Boson, (also known as the God Particle) that explains why objects have mass. Museum goers will look at how these scientists conduct their experiments, with some pretty trippy photos to boot. Entry for Singapore residents is $10, while standard tickets are $15.
