Stay connected with ArtScience at Home, ArtScience Museum's online programme, where you can look forward to an exciting line up of virtual tours, workshops, talks, performances and more.
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Join us in this live-streamed talk with Tan Pin Pin as we discuss history, memory and place in the context of her 2007 documentary, Invisible City, and her filmmaking practice.
Pioneer architect Datuk Seri Lim Chong Keat unfolds the regional story of Buckminster Fuller through the more than decade-long friendship which they shared.
Chinese comtemporary artist Cao Fei discusses how her work, Isle of Instability, responds at a personal level to her time living under pandemic lockdown with her family.
Luke Jerram shares how his Glass Microbiology artworks question the global impact of deadly diseases, challenging observers to reconsider their view of viruses and pathogens.
Professor Lam Yeng Ming (Chair of the School of Materials Science and Engineering at NTU Singapore) shares strategies in nanotechnology that can be repurposed to act against COVID-19, as well as sustainability-driven innovation in materials science that draws on the research of NTU scientists.
Charu Kokate (Partner at Safdie Architects and Director of the Singapore office), who led on and oversaw the construction of iconic and complex structures including Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort, Jewel Changi Airport and Sky Habitat Residential Towers, headlines the second session in an online talks series accompanying Radical Curiosity: In the Orbit of Buckminster Fuller
Presented by Rosa Pera and José Luis de Vicente (guest curators of Radical Curiosity), the inaugural lecture takes us through the universe of the unclassifiable investigator and visionary who, throughout the 20th century, foresaw the major crises of the 21st century.
Join the curators of Orchestral Manoeuvres: See Sound. Feel Sound. Be Sound for an in-depth look at the themes and ideas explored in this exhibition that expands how we think about, experience and understand sound.
Join us to imagine the future possibilities of contemporary art and technology as we explore how extended reality is transforming museums in inexplicable ways.
Discover how creative directors and producers are working in blended reality spaces and creating new paradigms for how immersive storytelling can be experienced.
Join us to explore how videogames are evolving beyond the screen and introducing new encounters that connect virtual and physical worlds in extraordinary ways.
Join us in the concluding Climate Conversations talk featuring prominent ecologist and President of Nature Society (Singapore), Dr Shawn Kaihekulani Yamauchi Lum. He will share about the efforts by Nature Society focused on marine conservation and coastal clean-up, and how we can play a role in protecting our marine environments and biodiversity.
Renowned conservation scientist Lian Pin Koh (Director of the Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions at National University of Singapore) joins us in the penultimate talk to speak about how a better understanding of the potential and limits of nature-based climate solutions is needed to help inform our climate policy and investment decisions.
Mandy Barker (photographer and National Geographic Explorer), whose work involving marine plastic debris has received global recognition, shared how she has been working alongside marine scientists to transform data on ocean plastics into arresting collages of pollution.
Intan Suci Nurhati (senior researcher at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences’ Research Center for Oceanography and National Geographic Explorer) highlighted issues in plastics management and her recent research work on the rising tide of pandemic-driven plastic waste.
The series launched with a talk by Cynthia Doumbia (Director, International Exhibitions at National Geographic Society), who spoke about how this multi-year initiative harnesses storytelling to tackle the global plastic waste crisis and effect meaningful change.
Parents, educators and practitioners come together to share their experiences of at-home learning during COVID-19 lockdown, and discuss how this period of disruption is presenting opportunities to respond to new perspectives on parenting, teaching and learning beyond the pandemic.
How do our bodies navigate the many invisible rules of the public space sometimes without us even noticing? Join us as dance artist and researcher Sara Wookey considers how our bodies relate to space around us and if the new safe distancing choreography of the public space might have changed the way we move forever
Tong Yee (Co-Founder of The Thought Collective) reflects on emotional resilience and personal leadership in this season of crisis – how it tells us about who we are as societies and states, and reveals powerful wisdom if we care to look. Following his talk, Tong Yee will also be participating in a Q&A moderated by Honor Harger (Executive Director, ArtScience Museum).
UK-based Blast Theory creates interactive art that reveals the interconnectedness of cultural, scientific, and political issues. Join us as two of the artists from Blast Theory, Matt Adams and Nick Tandavanitj, discuss recent works relating to the flu epidemic in 1918 and SARS in 2003 that have renewed resonance in today’s pandemic world
Titled Strange Times, WOHA’s proposal for Singapore for the year 2050 is presented in the form of a highly realistic newspaper from the future at_ 2219: Futures Imagined. Richard will talk about the emotions and humour this provocative piece of speculative realism was designed to elicit. Following his talk, Richard will also be participating in a Q&A moderated by Nina Ernst (Associate Director, Programmes).
Lynn Froggett and Lizzie Muller speak about how exhibitions support the civic role of museums in bringing what is ‘felt’ into public conversation through a process of ‘cultural contagion’. They will also be joined by Nina Ernst (Associate Director, Programmes) in a livestream moderated conversation on 9 Jul (Thursday), 4pm.
Listen in as Superflux founders Anab Jain and Jon Ardern talk about how they use narrative and speculation to explore complex problems that are often discussed in terms of data and abstract projections, and why hope often works best alongside tools for proactively tackling future challenges. They will also be joined by Honor Harger (Executive Director, ArtScience Museum) in a livestream moderated conversation on 23 Jun (Tuesday), 5pm.
Join Cheryl Chung (Co-Director of Executive Education and Head of Strategic Planning at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore) as she discusses how to democratise tools for hope and impart them to youth so they can design the future. She will also be joined by Honor Harger (Executive Director, ArtScience Museum) in a livestream moderated conversation on 26 May (Tuesday), 5pm.
Scott Smith (Founder and Managing Partner of Changeist) shares practical tools for mapping out possible futures in a crisis, which might help us think about and unpack orders of impact of significant change. He will also be joined by Honor Harger (Executive Director, ArtScience Museum) in a live moderated conversation on 12 May at 5pm.
Join Ariel Muller as she shares how we might better equip ourselves to prepare for future shocks, given what we are learning from people's responses to COVID-19.
A collaboration between Gladys Ng, Zoea Tania, and thistlemorse, the latest micro-commissioned film Prophecy invites audiences to comtemplate our existence through vast and microscope imageries. Image courtesy of Gladys Ng
A new animated short film by local artist Zai Tang comprising of experimental visualisations of soundscapes recorded in the Singaporean wild. Join us for a livestream discussion and Q&A on 30 Sept with Zai Tang.
The world has mysteriously fallen asleep. Traversing the borders between past, present, memory and consciousness, someone attempts to rouse it from its deep slumber – will she ever succeed? Don’t miss Eva Tang’s latest film commissioned for ArtScience On Screen. Catch the livestream Q&A with Eva and her collaborators on the film, Renee Chua and Joe Ng on 26 August, 9pm!
Catch the first short film in the newly launched Micro-Commissions series – LATE SPRING, an homage to Yasujiro Ozu’s film of the same name.
View Virtual Realms: Videogames Transformed through the eyes of our Education Specialist, Radhiah, as she takes you through six immersive realms - each designed by leading game designers and media design studios.
Join Senior Museum Ambassador, Eileen, to learn about the overlooked margins between our external and internal selves, the fluidity and variety of a home and how real and imagined boundaries affect those on the other side of them.
Join our Museum Ambassador, Diona, on a virtual tour through our new Planet or Plastic? exhibition. Look at how some of these impactful photographs and infographics will leave you feeling informed about this generation defining issue and ready to make the choice on what to prioritise - planet or plastic?
Throughout history, women have made huge contributions in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM). Find out more with Marilia as we look at some powerful women whose works had been previously exhibited in the museum. Be inspired to make the littlest change and chase your dreams as we recognise the work of these women.
ArtScience Museum is usually full of friendships and fun, but things may get a little spooky this Halloween season. Curl up in a blanket, lower the lights and be ready to learn about the stories behind some of the spookiest artefacts that the museum was home to.
Join us on our first virtual Insights Tour featuring Charleen Leo from ArtScience Museum’s Exhibition team. She will bring us on an immersive walkthrough of one of our favourite exhibitions, Wind Walkers: Theo Jansen’s Strandbeests.
Meet Marilia, our Museum Ambassador as she shares more about the different cats that have catwalked through our Museum doors. They include the fantastical, mysterious and even those in the Afterlife (not for the scaredy cat)!
In this episode of Virtual Tour, join Steven as he highlights artworks that celebrate diverse perspectives and reflect on how some artwork challenge the conventional misnomers about marginalised groups.
In this episode of Virtual Tour series, revisit some spectacular species from our past exhibitions that many of you may have fond memories of.
Take a closer look at some of the sea creatures from pre-historic times to the possible future in this episode of Virtual Tour series.
Join our Museum Ambassador, Josephine, on an adventure across various exhibitions to gain a deeper understanding of how space exploration continues to intrigue humans even until today.
Follow our Museum Ambassador, Diona, on a journey to discover the survival skills used by various species to adapt to the future.
Find out more about ArtScience Museum’s iconic structure in the third episode of our Virtual Tour series. Take a tour with our Museum Ambassador, Eileen, as she shares some of the sustainability features within the museum!
In the first episode of our Virtual Tour series, let our Museum Ambassador, Eileen take you through the highlights of our 2219: Futures Imagined exhibition.
Architecture is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. Taking inspiration from architectural designs of an Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, join Eileen as she shares on how to create a personalised pop-up card featuring her distinctive style of sweeping contours and circular forms.
Join Radhiah as she demonstrates on how you can further expand your creativity through stenciling. Discover the basic skills in creating a stencil work this Halloween and create your very own spooktacular prints!
Ever wondered why people carry and light lanterns during the Mid-Autumn Festival? In the spirit of joy and reunion, gather your loved ones as Eileen will share a little history behind the festivity, followed by a crafty lantern-making activity.
Make your own peace sign in a workshop led by Diona as we celebrate International Peace Day on 21 September! Write or illustrate what peace means to you and learn other hand gestures that convey positivity.
Discover ways to upcycle our take-out containers and make your own shrink art using recycled plastic #6. Tap into your creativity while still being environmentally friendly with Dina!
Join Radhiah in this session as she demonstrates how to make your own monotype and create your own variety of prints with endless possibilities.
Is anxiousness creeping in as social restrictions increase in this time of pestilence? Join us in this art experiential session that is inspired by John Franzen's Each Line One Breath artworks.
Join Dina and Diona to find out how we can use data as a material to connect with ourselves and others at a deeper level.
Join Eileen and Huddin as they will show how to upcycle plastic bags and transform them into personalized, reusable bags for your shopping.
Join our Museum Ambassador, Radhiah, as she brings you through the process of collagraphy and be fascinated by the various outcomes from using different materials!
Celebrate Environment Day by combining our efforts and improve our recycling habits, starting with our homes first.
Join Steven, from Programmes team and Diversity Awareness Working Group, as he uses the magic of art, animation and exaggeration to turn an everyday mirror into a magic mirror designed to talk about our feelings!
Join Adeline Kueh in making paper beads for your loved ones and share your wonderful paper bead creations with us!
Get crafty with Huddin, our Education Coordinator and learn to create your own DIY moving mechanical device at home with materials easily found at home.
Get crafty with Dina, our craft master and learn to create your own DIY space mission patches at home with materials easily found around the house.
ArtScience Cinema is the museum’s latest screening space with specially-curated films all year round.
Be a part of the conversation. Gain insights to a line-up of intriguing topics that showcase the best in arts and science.
Presented in collaboration with artists and creatives, ArtScience Encounters is an invitation to discover curious spaces hidden within ArtScience Museum’s unique architecture.