Panel Discussion | The Body Remembers

If your body could speak, what would it say? This panel brings together perspectives from psychology, dance, film and more, to look at what the body holds, how we can be more aligned with it, and what it reveals when we finally listen to it.

Passion is Volcanic: Desire in Southeast Asian Art (R18)

Passion is Volcanic: Desire in Southeast Asian Art (R18) examines how desire, eroticism and the body have shaped artistic practice and cultural discourse across Southeast Asia — through rarely seen works from the National Collection and key regional loans.

He Xiangning: Ink & Intent | 何香凝：画就丹青凭寄意

A leading ink artist and a prominent political figure, He Xiangning played an important role in the development of modern China. Featuring over 50 ink works and archival materials, the exhibition reconnects her artistic activities and significance to Chinese modern art, Singapore, Penang and the region’s art history.

Fear No Power: Women Imagining Otherwise

Fear No Power: Women Imagining Otherwise highlights the lives and practices of five artists from Southeast Asia—Amanda Heng, Dolorosa Sinaga, Imelda Cajipe Endaya, Nirmala Dutt and Phaptawan Suwannakudt—honouring their multi-faceted roles as artists, educators, writers and community organisers.

Temple by Tuan Andrew Nguyen

Encounter materials transformed in Temple, a new commission by Vietnamese-American artist Tuan Andrew Nguyen, inviting you to participate in the creation of an ambient soundscape.

'F is for…" Reading Club | Fear No Power Reading Club with The Motley Kolektif

Across three weekly sessions, this Reading Club engages with narratives, artworks and archives introduced in Fear No Power: Women Imagining Otherwise, exploring questions such as: What is feminism within the context of Southeast Asian art worlds? How do experiences of gender correlate to the writing of art histories from this region? What can we learn from feminism in artistic practice?

Slow Art with Friends (Guided)

Slow Art with Friends offers a refreshing take on your regular guided museum experience. In this group experience, facilitators will guide you through activities inspired by He Xiangning’s art and life.

Messy Morning for the Little Ones

Inspired by artworks from our National Collection, Messy Morning invites little ones to explore colours, textures and shapes through open-ended sensory, messy play.

Adopt a Gallery Bench

Following its 10th anniversary, National Gallery Singapore has reimagined its iconic logo as functional benches for people to sit, gather and connect. These iconic Gallery Benches are now available for adoption individually or as a pair. By adopting a bench, your generosity will support our work to make the arts accessible for all. All adopters will receive recognition through a customised donor plaque.