Exhibition
Founders' Memorial
31 October 2025 to 29 March 2026
10:00AM - 7:00PM
Free admission
Synopsis
The Not Mere Spectators exhibition explores the makings of multiculturalism in Singapore. By presenting the tensions faced by the founding generation in becoming one united people, it challenges audiences to reflect on the value of multiculturalism - how it came to be, and continues to be, foundational to Singapore's unity and progress - and their role in shaping it for the future. Step into 1950s-1970s Singapore, when multiculturalism was thought about, talked about, and consciously forged through policies, ground-up efforts and the daily choices of ordinary citizens. Move through the tensions between ideals and realities. Find your place on the stage of multicultural Singapore - still in the making today.Walk-in Guided Tours
Volunteer-led tour of Not Mere Spectators and select artworks in Gallery's collection.
Every Sat and Sun, from 8 November onwards: 3pm
For general public, no registration required
Bus Tours (by registration)
Guided tours with bus pick-up and drop-off at locations around the island.
23 Nov (Sun), 14 Dec (Sun), 27 Dec (Sat), 17 Jan (Sat), 24 Jan (Sat), 31 Jan (Sat), 7 Feb (Sat), 15 Mar (Sun): 10.30am
Register here: https://go.gov.sg/notmsbus
Curator Tours (by registration)
Explore Not Mere Spectators through the lens of the curators.
15 Nov (Sat) and 17 Jan (Sat): 4.30pm
Register here: https://go.gov.sg/notmscurator
Exhibition
Louis Quek and Esther Goh
22 Jan 2026 to 31 Jan 2026
Free admission
Auditoria is a sound art exhibition exploring sound as a living medium, shaping memory, perception and connection through works that invite collective, embodied listening across culture, space and environment.
Exhibition
ARTualize
22 Jan 2026 to 1 Feb 2026
Free admission
"Love Stories in Oil by Low Hai Hong" showcases the late Singapore second generation Nanyang artist's oil paintings depicting stories of love.
Exhibition
Art Outreach Singapore
16 Jan 2026 to 1 Feb 2026
Free admission
Cut, Ground observes Singapore’s tree-trimming rituals as gestures of care and regeneration, using moving image and installation to contemplate the city’s cycles of removal, transformation, and return.
Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film
20 Jan 2026 to 1 Mar 2026
Free admission
To unfold by feeling, the view from here is perfect, considers the unstable life of images and how they shift, fragment, and persist beyond what they depict.
