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.
Raden Salah. Boschbrand (Forest Fire). 1849. Oil on canvas, 300 x 396 cm. Collection of National Gallery Singapore. This work has been adopted by Yong Hon Kong Foundation.
Step into Art Remembers on this curator-led tour and discover how artists from Southeast Asia revisit history through archives, memory, and lesser-known records. Bringing together newly commissioned works alongside works from the National Collection, the exhibition features 20 artworks that recover, reimagine, and retell histories that have been forgotten, marginalised, or left untold.
From painting and photography to installation and moving image, encounter works that question familiar historical narratives and reveal new perspectives on the past. Along the way, gain deeper insights into the curatorial vision behind the exhibition, and hear the stories, research, and creative processes that shaped these thought-provoking works.
* In addition to the tour, you will also receive two All Access tickets valid for 3 months (worth $30 for Singaporeans/PRs, $60 for Other Nationalities).
When: 4 Sep 2026, 7.30–8.30pm
Suitable For: Adults, Families, Visitors with accessibility needs, Students and Educators, Young Adults
Where: City Hall Wing, Level 3, Singtel Special Exhibition Gallery 1, Exhibition Entrance (near Lift Lobby B)
Ticket Information: $45 (Standard) and $40 (Concession)
Visit Information
When:
4 Sep 2026, 7.30–8.30pm
Where:
City Hall Wing, Level 3, Singtel Special Exhibition Gallery 1, Exhibition Entrance (near Lift Lobby B)
Some parts of the Gallery may be cold, so please bring along a jacket just in case.
More information about accessibility and etiquette at the Gallery can be found at Visitor Information.
Audio tours for selected artworks are also available and can be accessed by scanning the QR codes on the respective artwork labels.
Admission guidelines
Tickets sold are non-refundable.
Tickets include admission to the Art Remembers exhibition space.
Tickets must be purchased online.
Please arrive at least 5 minutes before the start of the tour at City Hall Wing, Level 3, Singtel Special Exhibition Gallery 1, Exhibition Entrance (near Lift Lobby B) for registration.
By attending this event, you consent to being video-recorded or photographed by National Gallery Singapore and its appointed photographers and to having such recordings/photographs used by the Gallery for marketing, publicity, or promotional purposes.
The Gallery reserves the right to cancel the activity without prior notice. In such a case, the Gallery will try our best to reserve a slot on the next available date at your convenience.
Phoebe Scott is Senior Curator and Curator of Research Publications at National Gallery Singapore. Her previous curatorial projects include Radiant Material: A Dialogue in Vietnamese Lacquer Painting (2017); Reframing Modernism: Painting in Europe, Southeast Asia and Beyond (2016); Between Declarations and Dreams: Art of Southeast Asia Since the 19th Century (2015–ongoing), and City of Others: Asian Artists in Paris, 1920s–1940s (2025). Her research interests include modern art within a global framework; intersections of modernism and colonialism, especially in Indochina; Socialist Realism and post-Socialist art. Scott holds a PhD in Art History and Theory from the University of Sydney on the subject of modern art in Vietnam. She is currently also an Adjunct Lecturer in Art History at the National University of Singapore.
Kathleen Ditzig
Kathleen Ditzig is Curator at National Gallery Singapore. She received a PhD from Nanyang Technological University with a dissertation titled, “Exhibiting Southeast Asia in the Cultural Cold War: Geopolitics of Regional Art Exhibitions (1940s–1980s).” Inspired by her experience in cultural policy, Ditzig studies modern and contemporary Southeast Asian art in relation to global histories of capitalism, technology and international relations. She won an IMPART Curatorial Award in 2021. Her writing has been published by Southeast of Now (NUS Press), Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia (NUS Press), Afterall (University of the Arts London), post: Notes on art in a global context (MoMA), Art Agenda and Art Forum, among others.
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