Singtel Group has renewed its partnership with National Gallery Singapore (NGS) for another 10 years, extending a collaboration that has been in place since the Gallery’s opening in 2015.
Under the renewed agreement, Singtel will continue as a founding partner of the Gallery, with Special Exhibition Galleries 1 and 2 on Level 3 of the City Hall Wing retaining the Singtel name.
Over the past decade, the partnership has supported 16 major exhibitions, collectively drawing 1.5 million visitors to the Singtel special exhibition gallery. These include the Gallery’s current exhibition, “Into the modern: Impressionism from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston”, the region’s largest presentation of French Impressionism, featuring around 100 works by artists such as Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
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Previous exhibitions supported by Singtel include the Yayoi Kusama retrospective, the Japanese artist’s first major showcase in Southeast Asia, which attracted more than 235,000 visitors, as well as “Tropical: Stories from Southeast Asia and Latin America”, which examined shared cultural histories across both regions.
Yuen Kuan Moon, group CEO of Singtel, said the partnership reflects a shared ambition to make art more accessible. “We are immensely glad that Singaporeans and visitors alike have had access to some of the world’s most exciting art offerings from our gallery in the past 10 years, and we look forward to presenting more culturally enriching work in the next lap,” he said.
Eugene Tan, CEO and director of National Gallery Singapore, added that Singtel has played a key role in advancing the Gallery’s mission. “Their renewed support reflects a shared belief in the power of the arts to bring people together, spark dialogue, and deepen our collective understanding of the world,” he said.
The renewed partnership will continue to support National Gallery Singapore’s ability to present large-scale international exhibitions. It also sits within Singtel’s broader efforts to reinforce its commitment to Singapore’s arts and culture sector beyond institutional sponsorships. In recent months, the telco has increasingly leaned into experiential activations that blend connectivity, culture and live entertainment.
One example is “The concert pass”, a month-long pop-up activation running from 24 November to 24 December, designed to extend the concert-going experience beyond the stage. Built as an immersive, content-friendly space for fans and tourists, the activation underscores how Singtel is using its network capabilities to enable participation, creation and sharing during peak cultural periods.
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