ACM presents three exhibitions which spotlight the community of people behind
ACM, revealing the lesser-known human side of the museum through stories and
perspectives of staff, volunteers, partners, collectors and artist.
The three exhibitions are:
• Perfect Stranger
by Singaporean artist Dawn Ng, revealing the wonder of human connection
Faith Beauty Love Hope – Our Stories, Your ACM
23 December 2020 to 28 February 2021
All Access Ticket charges apply
Concession, Group Discounts and Admission tickets are available for
sale online here
Journey through more than 60 object highlights from ACM’s
collection, personally selected by museum staff and other
stakeholders. Learn more about the artworks through intimate insights
shared by the contributors. The exhibition hopes to provide visitors
and staff alike with an opportunity to reflect on and celebrate our
strengths in this time of challenges and disruptions. It also reflects
the voices of the many diverse groups of professionals and supporters
who work at or with the museum, behind-the-scenes, to bring
exhibitions and programmes to the public.
Guided Tours
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Mon thru Fri (from 11 Jan)
Sat, Sun (from 16 Jan)
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11.00am
3.30pm |
Kindly read our page on our Daily Guided Tours for more details.
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thINK: Chinese Calligraphy, Connoisseurship, and Collecting
23 December 2020 to 25 April 2021
Singaporeans & Permanent Residents | Free
Foreign Residents & Tourists | $20 Standard Ticket
Concession, Group Discounts and Admission tickets are available for
sale online here
The act of remembering involves both storing and retrieving. Adopting
an archival approach, we display historical objects from the Ming and
Qing periods within an intimate, contemporary setting. We invite you
into the life of the man who collected the objects.
thINK (read "think ink") seeks to not only present, but to
evoke personal responses, to provoke dialogues between the past and
present, through time and space. Get acquainted with the art of the
brush and reflect on issues such as how we communicate, and what we
choose to hold dear.
‣ Join in the conversation – share your personal reflections on thINK: Chinese Calligraphy, Connoisseurship, and Collecting via Facebook or Instagram by using our hashtag #thINKACM.
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Perfect Stranger
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23 December 2020 to 28 February 2021
Singaporeans & Permanent Residents | Free
Foreign Residents & Tourists | $20 Standard Ticket
Concession, group discounts and admission tickets are available for
sale online
here
Perfect Stranger is a narrative time capsule spanning a vast
sea of paper washed in a gradient of words and colour. Each sheet
emits a phosphorescence arising from a synthesis of shades unique to,
and reflective of its script.
This verbose body of work stems from a distilled collection of texts
drawn from a daily Q&A project with a stranger, an Israeli
psychologist Zehavit Efrati living in Singapore, in 2016. Every day
over the course of a year, the psychologist asked the artist a
question, and the artist responded. This exchange between two women
grew into an intimate documentary of time, space, and self.
Static yet glimmering, the installation is visually emblematic of the
irony and balance in binaries and dualities – between the
monumental and mundane, stillness and change, materiality and
ephemerality, was and is, hello and goodbye.
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‣ Trail Booklet
Download our family friendly trail to guide you through the exhibition.
Select the "booklet" function before printing on A4 paper, then fold
the pages in half to make your very own booklet. Bring it along with
you to ACM to experience Faith Beauty Love Hope!
Suitable for ages 9 and up.
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‣ Programmes
Join us for a mix of onsite and online programmes as part of Faith Beauty Love
Hope.
All onsite programmes must follow safe-distancing measures (SDMs). Please note
that you will need to wear a mask and remain in your personal group (max. 5
pax) throughout all programmes. Additional measures will be in place for all
participants.*
*Measures based on SDMs in Phase 2 and are subject to change based on the
latest Singapore Government Advisories.
Check this page regularly for more updates.
Drop-in Craft Activities
Saturdays, 26 Dec 2020, 27 Feb 2021
1–5pm
Free admission to programmes. Safe-distancing measures will be
implemented for all onsite programmes.
Visit the exhibition on its opening and closing weekends for drop-in
craft activities that will let you take home a piece of
Faith Beauty Love Hope – made by you! On 27 February, drop by the River Room at ACM to make your very own woven diary.
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Super Saturdays
Saturdays, 2 Jan, 6 Feb 2021
1–5pm
Free admission to programmes. Safe-distancing measures will be
implemented for all onsite programmes.
Join us for a mix of onsite and online programmes associated with our Faith Beauty Love Hope exhibition. Drawing inspiration from the show, use art to express your feelings,
reflections, and hopes for the future with this weekend workshop
series. Make your own face mask, brew your own tea, or just make art
– there’s something for everyone.
Visit the museum on 2 Jan to make a memory box with your family, or make an astrolabe inspired craft. You can also join in the fun from home with our digital offering.
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Social (Distance) Fridays
Fridays, 15 Jan, 19 Feb 2021
6.30–8.30pm
Free admission to some programmes.
Explore activities that revolve around the themes of our Faith Beauty Love Hope – Our Stories, Your ACM exhibition, from riverboat and gallery tours to intangible cultural heritage demonstrations.
Free admission to some programmes, and enjoy a special $6 admission to Faith Beauty Love Hope during the programme. Singapore's current Safe Distancing Measures (SDM) will be in effect. You will need to wear a face mask and remain in your personal group (max 5 pax). SDM subject to change.
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Conversations: Everyone has a Story to Tell
Friday, 19 Feb 2021
3–4pm
Free on FB Live
Hear from a panel with diverse backgrounds – everyone has a
story to tell. What’s yours? Join us for this online webinar
where we discuss what faith, beauty, love, and hope mean to you in
these extraordinary times.
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