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A quote back from our Beauty in Black exhibition.

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heppenfeld:

Participatory installation by Slovakian artist Roman Ondák called “room of heights”.

Every visitor is encouraged to mark their height on the wall and after several months a dark band encircles the gallery.

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Our curator, Daniel Tham.

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The Parisian version of Young Woman on the Jetty is calmer and more nuanced, reflecting the painter's move away from Impressionism and an attempt at poetic Symbolism, seen in the vision of the figure pictured in profile against the light, preceded by her vast shadow.  Artist: Philip Wilson Steer 

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Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love. - Claude Monet 

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The best view anyone will ever get from a museum.

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Shanghai Museum of Glass - Fragility at its finest. 

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The Lover a classic film in its own right.  Coming to you Sat 15 Oct, 8pm at the National Museum. Hint: Tony Leung Ka Fai  

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artknowledge:

Edgar Degas - “Scene of War in the Middle Ages”, 1863-65

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A Painting's journey to the museum. 

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What kind of music would accompany the noble act of Hara Kiri?  Catch this amazing performance Sat 8 Oct 8pm at the National Museum. 

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Guess who we decided to make into our own little stickman? *Hint, notice the ear. 

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Ever been to the Old Ford Factory?  Taken by awesomesther

Camera : Canon AE-1 Program + 50mm f/1.8 Film : Lomography X-Pro Slide 200

Location : Old Ford Factory, Bt Timah, Singapore 2011

This was the site where Singapore was surrendered by the British to the Japanese during WWII and now, it’s a historical site for revisiting the past, to understand how far we have come. 

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WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST HUMAN MEMORY?

I don't know, 124 years is a really long time...

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Amazing Light installation! 

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Monet, coming to a Museum near you. (That's us)