ArtScience Museum, Singapore (1 August 2017)
ArtScience Museum (GPS: 1.28625, 103.85926) is a museum at
Marina Bay Sands, within the
Bayfront subzone of the
Downtown Core planning area of Singapore. The iconic lotus-inspired structure overlooks
Marina Bay. It is symbolic of a welcoming hand beaconing visitors from all over the world. This museum is said to be the first in the world to combine art and science.
The ArtsScience Museum, as is the entire resort, was designed by Palestine-born Canadian architect
Moshe Safdie. The engineering team was headed by London-based Arup global professional services and New York-based Parsons Brinckerhoff. It is said to be designed in consultation with feng shui masters, the late Master Chong Swan Lek and Master Louisa Ong-Lee.
The ArtScience Museum was opened by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on 17 February, 2011. It has 21 gallery spaces with a total floor area of 50,000 square feet (6,000 sq m). The museum has a line of permanent exhibits as well as tourist exhibits that are changed regularly. The permanent exhibits are housed in three galleries named Curiosity, Inspiration and Expression.
The past and present touring exhibitions featured at the ArtScience Museum include
Traveling the Silk Road (19 Feb - 27 Mar 2011),
Genghis Khan, The Exhibition (19 Feb - 10 Apr 2011),
Shipwrecked: Tang Treasures and Monsoon Winds (19 Feb - 31 Jun 2011),
Van Gogh Alive - the Exhibition (16 Apr - 6 Nov 2011),
Dalí: Mind of a Genius - The Exhibition (14 May - 30 Oct 2011).
Getting there
The ArtScience Museum is 10 minutes walking distance from the
Promenade MRT Station on the
Circle Line and 15 minutes walking distance from the
Marina Bay MRT Station of the
North-South Line. You can also take SBS Bus 97, 97E, 133, 133 M, 502 and 518 or SMRT Bus 106. Taxi pick-up and drop-off point at near the Casino and The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, along Bayfront Avenue.
ArtScience Museum, Singapore (1 August 2017)
ArtScience Museum, Singapore (1 August 2017)
The waterlily pond at ArtScience Museum (1 August 2017)
The ArtScience Museum in the evening sun. (28 July, 2017)
ArtScience Museum and the Melted Clock (7 July 2011)
Front façade of ArtScience Museum, Singapore (7 July 2011)
ArtScience Museum and the Singapore skyline (7 July 2011)
ArtScience Museum at dusk (7 July 2011)
ArtScience Museum base (7 July 2011)
ArtScience Museum Singapore (May 2021)