Community Group Visits

Gallery Wonders: Guided Community Group Visits

Available in English & Mandarin | 1–1.5 hours | Group of 10–15 pax

Embark on a guided tour and explore the fascinating stories behind our artworks. Our knowledgeable guides will lead you through our buildings and/or exhibition galleries, offering insights and sparking engaging conversations along the way.

Slow Art Guide (Group Engagement)

Audio tour available in various languages | 20 min | Group of 5–10 pax (up to 2 groups)

Inspired by the principles of slow looking and mindfulness, the Slow Art Guide is a self-guided audio experience of one artwork at the Gallery.

In this group session, participants are invited to go through the audio guide on their own, after which they will be paired up to share and reflect on their experience.

The booklets are only available in English.

HOLDing History

Available in English | 1.5 hours | Group of 8 pax

Experience the National Gallery Singapore through touch, sound, and storytelling. This interactive tour combines an audio-described tour of the Gallery’s historic spaces with a tactile exploration of Raden Saleh’s Boschbrand (Forest Fire). Participants are invited to reflect on change — across time, nature, and our lives today.

HOLDing History is designed with the vision-impaired community in mind but is suitable for people with other access needs. We recommend no more than 8 participants for group tours.

How to Art with Friends

Available in English | For groups of 4–5 pax

Explore the Gallery in your own time. With 10 fun activities that encourage new ways of looking at art, How to Art with Friends is all you need to have a blast at the museum.

Art with You (Group)

Temporarily paused till further notice

Art with You features a docent-led guided tour and facilitated art-making activities that are designed to enhance the well-being of caregivers and their loved ones living with dementia.

Engaging MINDS with Art at the Gallery

2022-2023 | In collaboration with Movement for the Intellectually Disabled (MINDS)

Since 2022, the Gallery has partnered with MINDS to deliver an enriching arts programme for their members, caregivers, staff, and volunteers. Highlights include the Colour Socks Parade 2023, where participants from MINDS Woodlands Employment and Development Centre explored the Gallery Children’s Biennale through guided tours, self-guided visits, and interactive exhibits with My Biennale Buddy.

Additionally, we curated a 4-part learning journey which involved the Highlights of the Gallery Tours, Special Exhibition Tours, the Slow Art Guide, and other self-guided experiences for their members and caregivers. Each activity provides participants with engaging, new perspectives on the visual arts, fostering a deeper appreciation for art and culture. 

Art in Every Language with Centre for Domestic Employees

Sept 2022 | In collaboration with Centre for Domestic Employment

The C&A team welcomed 117 staff and volunteers from the Centre for Domestic Employment to take part in curated Highlights of the Gallery Tours in multiple languages. Participants joined tours conducted in their native languages such as English, Bahasa Indonesia, Burmese, and Tagalog, and explored the exhibitions with the How to Art with Friends guide.

Honouring Migrant Workers: A Special Tour for Singapore's 57th Birthday

Aug 2022 | In collaboration with Ministry of Manpower (MOM)

The Care and Engagement Group from MOM collaborated with the C&A team to host 83 migrant brothers and 22 staff for a 1.5-hour Highlights of the Gallery Tours. They explored the newly launched How to Art with Friends guide during their visit, and the engagement was featured on The Straits Times.

Bringing Art to Life for Seniors at St. Luke’s ElderCare

2022–2023 | In collaboration with St. Lukes ElderCare

Seniors, staff, and volunteers from over 20 St. Lukes ElderCare centres enjoyed a day out at the Gallery. Following guided tours conducted in both English and Mandarin, they explored our permanent exhibition at the DBS Singapore Gallery, and the special exhibition, Chua Mia Tee: Directing the Real.