SINGAPORE — It looks like the National Art Gallery won’t be the only museum in Singapore to open its doors in 2015 — a private art museum from France is set to do the same.
Pinacotheque de Paris is setting up its first location outside of Europe at Fort Canning Park’s Fort Canning Centre, which housed Singapore Dance Theatre.
The museum, which opened in 2007 and is considered the largest private art museum in Paris, presents shows featuring masterpieces from artists like Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, Edvard Munch, and Pablo Picasso, which are borrowed from private collections. For a taste of what’s to come, a pop-up exhibition will be held in September this year featuring 20 masterpieces from artists like Botticelli, Rembrandt, Pollock and Picasso among others.
The museum’s presence was spearheaded by Arts Heritage Singapore (AHS), a company that counts Pinacotheque de Paris founder Marc Restellini among the four partners involved in this venture. “We are delighted to be bringing rarely seen before works by some of the world’s most celebrated master artists to the region,” he said. As for why Singapore has been chosen, Alain Vandenborre, a fellow partner explained: “There is a developed culture of museums in Singapore. The fit was very good.”
With the museum as centrepiece, AHS will be redeveloping Fort Canning Centre. There are plans to include retail and F&B shops and the centre is also envisioned to be an art-based lifestyle area.
“The Singapore Pinacotheque de Paris will be a unique attraction in Fort Canning Park, a popular venue for arts and cultural events and one of Singapore’s most historic landmarks,” said NParks chief executive Poon Hong Yuen. MAYO MARTIN
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