ArtScience at Home

Invisible City: Filmmaker’s Talk with Tan Pin Pin

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.

Remebering Fuller with Datuk Seri Lim Chong Keat

Pioneer architect Datuk Seri Lim Chong Keat unfolds the regional story of Buckminster Fuller through the more than decade-long friendship which they shared.

Hope from Chaos: In Conversation with Cao Fei

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.

Hope from Chaos: In Conversation with Luke Jerram

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.

Hope from Chaos; In Conversation with Professor Lam Yeng Ming

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.

The Future is Always First an Idea - Charu Kokate

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

Radical Curiosity: Curators in Dialogue with Rosa Pera and José Luis de Vicente

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.

Orchestral Manoeuvres: Curators in Dialogue with Adrian George and Amita Kirpalani

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.

Expanded Realities Conversations with Daniel Birnbaum and Honor Harger

Join us to imagine the future possibilities of contemporary art and technology as we explore how extended reality is transforming museums in inexplicable ways.

Expanded Realities Conversations with Robin McNicholas and Sarah Ellis

Discover how creative directors and producers are working in blended reality spaces and creating new paradigms for how immersive storytelling can be experienced.

Expanded Realities Conversations with Tetsuya Mizuguchi and Patrick Moran

Join us to explore how videogames are evolving beyond the screen and introducing new encounters that connect virtual and physical worlds in extraordinary ways.

Climate Conversations with Shawn Lum

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.

Climate Conversations with Lian Pin Koh

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.

Climate Conversations with Mandy Barker

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.

Climate Conversations with Intan Suci Nurhati

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.

Climate Conversations with Cynthia Doumbia

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.

Learning from Home Roundtable

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.

Artist Talk: Sara Wookey

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

Feeling the Future Talk with Tong Yee

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).

Artist Talk: Blast Theory

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

Feeing the Future Talk with Richard Hassell

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).

Feeling The Future Talk With Lynn Froggett And Lizzie Muller

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.

Feeling the Future Talk by Anab Jain and Jon Ardern of Superflux

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.

Feeling the Future Talk with Cheryl Chung

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.

Feeling the Future Talk with Scott Smith

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.

Feeling the Future Talk with Ariel Muller

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.

Virtual Tours: Virtual Realms

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.

Virtual Tour: Margins

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.

Virtual Tour: Planet or Plastic?

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?

Virtual Tours: Women of STEAM

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.

Virtual Tour: Scream Scenes!

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.

Insights Tour: Wind Walkers - Theo Jansen’s Strandbeests

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.

Virtual Tour: Did You See My Cat?

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)!

Virtual Tour: Art with Diverse Perspectives

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.

Virtual Tour: Spectacular Species

In this episode of Virtual Tour series, revisit some spectacular species from our past exhibitions that many of you may have fond memories of.

Virtual Tour: Ocean Life

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.

Virtual Tour: Earth & Beyond

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.

Virtual Tour: 2219: Futures Imagined (Survival)

Follow our Museum Ambassador, Diona, on a journey to discover the survival skills used by various species to adapt to the future.

Virtual Tour: ArtScience Museum’s Architecture

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!

Virtual Tour: 2219: Futures Imagined

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.