The UOB Southeast Asia Gallery is temporarily closed and will reopen in late 2027. In the meantime, works from the National Collection remain exhibited across the Gallery. 

Get ready for a Saturday bursting with Pop Art! Celebrate the opening weekend of Pop after Pop: Art around Us with family and friends on 12 December. Soak in the festive atmosphere and discover how art pops up all around us!

  • When: 12 Dec 2026, 10am – 10pm
  • Suitable For: All
  • Where: Various locations around National Gallery Singapore

Join us as a Gallery Insider and enjoy unlimited priority entry!

Join us as a Gallery Insider and enjoy unlimited priority entry!

Pop into the Gallery on 12 December as we kick off the opening weekend of Pop after Pop: Art around Us! Exhibition ticket holders get to enjoy exclusive activities! Get creative with hands-on art activities, enjoy free treats for everyone, and browse a range of Pop Art-inspired merchandise to take home a little pop of your own.

More surprises are on the way! Keep an eye on this page or follow us on social media for the latest updates.

Ticketed Programmes

Curatorial Roundtable | Pop after Pop: Art around Us 

2–3.30pm | National Gallery Singapore, City Hall Wing, Level B1, The Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium
$5 (Standard), $2 (Concession), registration required

In this curatorial roundtable, curators Dr Patrick Flores, Joleen Loh, and Alexis Chen will be joined by Joan Young (Senior Director, Curatorial Affairs, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York) to unpack the curatorial process behind the exhibition and institutional partnership, looking at the diverse artistic responses to Pop, and reflections on the movement’s continuing global relevance.

Curatorial Roundtable | Pop after Pop: Art around Us 

A talk ongoing at Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium at National Gallery Singapore, with the audience sitting and paying attention to the speaker on stage.

Let’s Create! A Mask Like Me Workshop

2–4pm | City Hall Wing, Level 1, Keppel Centre for Art Education, Expression Workshop
$25 per person

Behind every mask is a story. What will yours say? Find out as we explore Pop after Pop: Art around Us and create a mask that pops with your unique, colourful imagination, and boldness!  

Let’s Create! A Mask Like Me Workshop

2 children with handmade masks over their faces, pointing and interacting with the camera.

Free Experiences

MILO Truck

11am – 2pm | Padang Atrium, Level 1

A beloved Singaporean childhood favourite, the MILO van makes a special stop at Pop after Pop’s opening weekend. Visitors can cool off with a complimentary cup of the chocolatey drink at the iconic green van, savouring a sweet taste of nostalgia.

Free for all, while stocks last!

MILO Truck

Gallery visitors gathered outside, in front of a Milo truck.

Caricature Station with Jelly Caricature

1–4pm | City Hall Wing, Level 2, Singapore Courtyard
Exclusively for Pop after Pop: Art around Us ticket holders (Special Exhibition or All Access)

Get your caricatures drawn by the team at Jelly Caricature and bring home your very own Pop after Pop: Art around us souvenir! 

Caricature Station with Jelly Caricature

A caricature of a person

Put your creativity to work and design your very own Pop Art-inspired tissue case!

1–4pm | City Hall Wing, Level 2, Singapore Courtyard
Exclusively for Pop after Pop: Art around Us ticket holders (Special Exhibition or All Access)

Get your POP on and design your very own tissue packets in this drop-in printmaking activity. 

Held in collaboration with STPI and inspired by Pop After Pop: Art Around Us, this hands-on session reimagines local culture through the lens of pop art, turning an everyday item into a fun piece of art. 

The sessions will be led by Yang Xiuting, the lead instructor for public programmes at the STPI, a dynamic creative workshop and contemporary art gallery committed to promoting artistic experimentation in the mediums of print and paper.

Spaces and materials are limited, so drop by early to ‘chope’ your slot!

Put your creativity to work and design your very own Pop Art-inspired tissue case!

Printmaking workshop by STPI, featuing carved stamps printed on paper.