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THE SINGAPORE ART MUSEUM
The Singapore Art Museum is an art museum specialising in Singaporean and Southeast Asian artworks, particularly that of the visual arts. Opened in January 1996 as the first international-standard museum specialising in art, it is housed in the former Saint Joseph’s Institution building at Bras Basah Road in the civic district.As the national art collector of Singapore and housing the largest 20th Century Southeast Asian arts collection in a public museum in the world, it has a permanent collection of artworks numbering over 6,500. Taking over from the functions of the National Museum Art Gallery which was opened in 1976 with 93 artworks, its collection includes works from major local artists such as Georgette Chen, Liu Kang, Chen Chong Swee, Lim Tze Peng and Huang Yao. From 2001, the museum began acquiring works and accepting donations from around the region, including from regional artists like Affandi, Hendra Gunawan, Pratuang Emjaroen, Montien Boonma, Le Pho and Bui Xuan Phai.
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