ACM (Asian Civilisations Museum)

ACM (Asian Civilisations Museum) Understanding Asia through Singapore ACM focuses on the many historical connections between the cultures of Asia, and between Asia and the world.

The Asian Civilisations Museum is devoted to exploring the rich artistic heritage of Asia, especially the ancestral cultures of Singaporeans. Conceived in 1993 and in its present building by the Singapore River since 2003, the museum traces its roots to the Raffles Museum, founded in the middle of the 19th century. Singapore’s history as a port city that brought people together from all over the w

orld is used as a means of examining the history of Asia. Special exhibitions bring magnificent objects from around the world to our Singapore audience. Programmes, talks, concerts, and special activities for all ages throughout the year encourage visitors to connect more closely with culture and the arts. For more information, visit www.acm.org.sg

What does it mean to be a patron of the arts today?It means recognising that art and heritage are not luxuries, but esse...
24/06/2026

What does it mean to be a patron of the arts today?

It means recognising that art and heritage are not luxuries, but essential ways of understanding the world—and one another.
The Asian Civilisations Museum is pleased to announce a new three-year partnership with Bank of China Singapore, formalised through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding. This major gift will support ACM’s Chinese art programming and deepen public engagement with the artistic and cultural histories of Asia.

The partnership begins with Sacred Caves: Dunhuang, Buddhism, and the Silk Road, opening this September. Centred on the extraordinary artistic legacy of the Mogao Caves, the exhibition explores Dunhuang as a meeting point of peoples, faiths, languages, and ideas across the Silk Road.
There is a particular resonance in bringing this story to Singapore—a city likewise shaped by movement, exchange, and cultural encounter.

We are deeply grateful to Bank of China Singapore for its generous support and for sharing our belief in the power of museums to connect histories, communities, and generations.
The MOU was signed by Mr Clement Onn, Director of the Asian Civilisations Museum, and Mr Hu Wei, Deputy General Manager of Bank of China Singapore.

To learn more about supporting ACM, please contact our Development team at [email protected]

Drawing on his experience as Lead Curator for Design and Architecture at M+ in Hong Kong, where he helped to build an in...
22/06/2026

Drawing on his experience as Lead Curator for Design and Architecture at M+ in Hong Kong, where he helped to build an internationally significant collection of material and visual culture from Asia, curator Aric Chen explores how institutions today represent “Asia” through collection-building and exhibition-making, as well as how these processes shape contemporary design discourse.

Offering unique insight from decades of curatorial practice across Asia, Europe, and beyond, including as Director of the Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam, Curatorial Director of Design Miami, and Creative Director of Beijing Design Week, Chen will open up questions around the future of design, culture, and heritage in the region.

Thursday, 9 July 2026, 7– 8pm
Ngee Ann Auditorium (Asian Civilisations Museum)
Light refreshments will be served from 6pm at the basement foyer.

THIS TALK IS FREE.
Registration (with a $10 refundable deposit) is required.
Register here: https://9july2026designtalk.peatix.com/

19/06/2026

Crosscurrents: Masterpieces of Mughal, Safavid, and Ottoman Art from the Musée du Louvre

100 masterpieces from the Musée du Louvre, now in Singapore — in conversation with ACM's own collection, for an exhibition unlike anything we've seen before.

Come see it for yourself ✨

📅 19 June 2026 - 24 January 2027
🎟️ Free for Singaporeans & PRs

16/06/2026

Crosscurrents: Masterpieces of Mughal, Safavid, and Ottoman Art from the Musée du Louvre presents one hundred masterpieces from the Louvre alongside objects from ACM’s collection, bringing diverse traditions into dialogue and revealing the crosscurrents that connected distant regions.

Opens on 19 June 2026.

Free entry for Singaporeans and PRs.

Musée du Louvre

05/06/2026

How time flies! For the past 9 months, Let’s Play has been filled with so much fun energy, discovery and shared memories ✨

The exhibition is closing very soon, so what are you waiting for? Don’t miss your last chance to visit!

Enjoy FREE admission this final weekend 🎟️‼️

📍’Let’s Play!’, Asian Civilisation Museum
📅 Closes on 7 June 2026
🎲 Get tickets now at go.gov.sg/tickets-acm

– with the Inter-Religious Organisation, Singapore Vesak Day is observed by Buddhist communities around the world to c...
31/05/2026

– with the Inter-Religious Organisation, Singapore

Vesak Day is observed by Buddhist communities around the world to commemorate the birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana (freedom from reincarnation) of the Buddha. It falls on the full moon of Vaisakha, the second month of the Hindu-Buddhist calendar, in April or May. In Singapore, Buddhists mark the occasion by visiting monasteries and temples to make offerings, pray, and meditate. Many also observe the Five Precepts and follow a vegetarian diet. Devotees offer food or alms to monks, listen to talks on Buddhist teachings, and organise cultural performances.

Other practices include the “three steps, one bow” ritual held at Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery on Bright Hill Road. During the ritual, devotees prostrate themselves after every third step as an act of devotion, humility, and perseverance.

28/05/2026

Play and have fun while discovering the history of games at our first playable exhibition this long weekend ☝️

Enjoy FREE admission on 30 & 31 May, and 6 & 7 June 🎟️✨

📍’Let’s Play!’, Asian Civilisation Museum
📅 Closes on 7 June 2026
🎲 Get tickets now at go.gov.sg/tickets-acm

26/05/2026

Tap and hold to find out which artefact is calling out to you ✨

Don’t keep it waiting — plan a trip down to see it in person!

Enjoy FREE admission on 30 & 31 May, and 6 & 7 June ‼️

📍’Let’s Play!’, Asian Civilisation Museum
📅 Closes on 7 June 2026
🎲 Get tickets now at go.gov.sg/tickets-acm

22/05/2026

POV: Your museum trip turns into a Roblox quest 👀

🐘 Team up with Lucky the Elephant to search for legendary treasures in Let’s Play! The Art and Design of Asian Games
🏆 Complete the onsite ACMverse quest to unlock a real-life reward
🏎️ Play TWO mini games – speed through Let’s Race and dodge your way through Let’s Obby
🎮 Available on Roblox now till 7 June!

Enter ACMverse here: https://go.gov.sg/acmverse

This inaugural showcase features student projects from Temasek Polytechnic’s School of Design.Developed in collaboration...
22/05/2026

This inaugural showcase features student projects from Temasek Polytechnic’s School of Design.

Developed in collaboration with the School’s Product and Experience Design programme, the ten projects explore how games can be redesigned for a new generation of digitally savvy seniors, as well as how play can be used to engage audiences with Singapore’s heritage.

With support from the museum through guided visits to Let’s Play! The Art and Design of Asian Games, students explored different aspects of traditional and contemporary games from Asia, inspiring the ideas and designs featured in this showcase.

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