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A new museum for Singapore

Just four years old, and described by Honor Harger, Executive Director, as the “world’s only ArtScience Museum”, this still new venue is crafting a pioneering place in Singapore’s cultural world – where art and science can truly come together.

Opened as recently as 2011, Singapore’s ArtScience Museum, at Marina Bay Sands, offers visitors a compelling experience that blends the best of the art world, and the latest developments in science and technology. Celebrating creativity in everything it does, the museum boasts 50,000 square feet of exhibition space, dedicated to 21 galleries, which have hosted some of the country’s most popular exhibitions to date.

The museum boasts 50,000 square feet of exhibition space, dedicated to 21 galleries, which have hosted some of the country’s most popular exhibitions to date.

“Our aim is to show what happens when you bring art, science, culture and technology together,” explains Executive Director Honor Harger. “The place where these ideas intersect is where new ideas are born, and where innovation stems from. We like to say that it is at ArtScience Museum that the future is made.”

Read more about Da Vinci: Shaping the Future: www.marinabaysands.com/museum/exhibition-archive/davinci.html

With a diverse range of exhibitions covering content as varied as artifacts from the Titanic, and a closer look at the work of Andy Warhol, the museum is carving out a distinct identity for itself, as well as a reputation as the go-to venue for some of Singapore’s most engaging exhibitions. Recent exhibition “Da Vinci: Shaping the Future” brought some of the artist’s masterpieces to Southeast Asia for the first time, exploring the cultural side of Da Vinci’s output as well as the ways his work crossed into the realm of technology, mathematics and natural sciences.

The place where these ideas intersect is where new ideas are born, and where innovation stems from. We like to say that it is at ArtScience Museum that the future is made.

Recent exhibition “The Deep” also blends culture and science, and gives viewers insight into the depths of our oceans, while also emphasising some of the most pressing scientific concerns around their preservation. Artist Lynette Wallworth has been commissioned to create a new installation using scientific specimens, again showing the museum’s dedication to bringing these two very different academic ares together through valuable and meaningful new expressions.

Watch a film about The Deep:

In addition to hosting exhibitions, one of the museum’s key programmes is “Sunday Showcase” – a monthly pop-up show staged in partnership with universities from around Singapore, which presents new research to the public and offers young innovators an opportunity to showcase their own work. Another monthly event, “ArtScience Late”, sees the museum host cutting-edge performances that also bring art and science together in fascinating new ways.

Read more about the museums ArtScience Late events: www.marinabaysands.com/museum/exhibitions-and-events/artscience-late.html

As the new generation of practitioners starts to emerge, the distinction between artistic creation and technological experimentation is not nearly as distinct as what it may once have been.

“As the new generation of practitioners starts to emerge, the distinction between artistic creation and technological experimentation is not nearly as distinct as what it may once have been,” elaborates Harger. “More and more young artists are constantly pushing technological boundaries as they experiment. The ubiquity of digital technology, the internet, and new developments such as 3D printing and even DIY bio, have made science and engineering the domain of artists and designers, as well as scientists.”