National Gallery Singapore To Open
Region’s First Art Education Centre for Young Visitors
A new immersive learning facility at the National Gallery Singapore will soon open to give young visitors more reasons to cultivate their interest in art. The activities will form the core of the purpose-built Centre, where families can extend their art journey from the gallery spaces into another seamless world of interactive, hands-on art exploration.
The Keppel Centre for Art Education will be the first of its kind in the region to provide young visitors the opportunity to access original artwork, handle art tools, select artworks, write labels and conduct exhibition tours for their peers through experiential learning and role-play in masterclasses led by artists and educators. Through this unique visitor experience and other art-making and active learning programmes, the Gallery hopes to encourage curiosity, imagination and thoughtfulness among young audiences, ultimately enriching art education in Singapore and enabling more visitors from all walks of life to appreciate art.
Children’s Museum – Visitors to the Children’s Museum will gain insight into the
creative process of different artists in an environment inspired by their respective
studios. Through experiential learning and role-play, young visitors will learn to
select artworks, write labels and conduct exhibition tours for their peers.
The Keppel Centre for Art Education is slated to open together with the Gallery on 24
November this year. Located on the ground floor of the City Hall Wing, the Centre is easily
accessible to schools and families with young children. Admission to the Centre is free.
More information from: www.nationalgallery.sg
Credits: National Gallery Singapore.
For information only.
A new immersive learning facility at the National Gallery Singapore will soon open to give young visitors more reasons to cultivate their interest in art. The activities will form the core of the purpose-built Centre, where families can extend their art journey from the gallery spaces into another seamless world of interactive, hands-on art exploration.
The Keppel Centre for Art Education will be the first of its kind in the region to provide young visitors the opportunity to access original artwork, handle art tools, select artworks, write labels and conduct exhibition tours for their peers through experiential learning and role-play in masterclasses led by artists and educators. Through this unique visitor experience and other art-making and active learning programmes, the Gallery hopes to encourage curiosity, imagination and thoughtfulness among young audiences, ultimately enriching art education in Singapore and enabling more visitors from all walks of life to appreciate art.
Based on the three board principles of Learning about Art, Learning from Art and Learning
through Art, the Keppel Centre for Art Education will feature art commissions that are
purposefully designed to stimulate the imagination of younger audiences, based on the
belief that every person is born creative:
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Art Corridor – Young children will be invited to touch, explore and change the look
of artworks through interacting with moveable elements. Highly tactile and visually
impactful, the Art Corridor provides a unique interactive art experience that may
be enjoyed not only by very young visitors, but by visitors of all ages.
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Art Playscape – Inspired by the idea of "entering a painting", Art Playscape
develops curiosity and imagination through active play, movement and discovery
for young visitors. Through different adventure trails, visitors uncover hidden
stories. Mysteries, unexpected surprises and fantastical characters await the most
curious visitor.
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Project Gallery – Designed as an immersive and contemplative environment, the
Project Gallery invites visitors to use art to imagine creative solutions to real world
issues. Visitors can also display their art pieces in the Project Gallery as part of
the collaborative learning process that connects their creative ideas with the
artist’s artworks.
More information from: www.nationalgallery.sg
Credits: National Gallery Singapore.
For information only.
