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National Gallery Singapore
Southeast Asian art
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Image courtesy of © Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Photo Credit
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About National Gallery Singapore
National Gallery Singapore, at 1 St Andrew’s Road, is housed in the former Supreme Court and City Hall buildings overlooking the Padang. Opened in 2015, it holds the world’s largest public collection of modern art from Singapore and Southeast Asia, with more than 8,000 works. The UOB Southeast Asia Gallery is closed until late 2027, with works from the National Collection shown across the Gallery meanwhile (nationalgallery.sg). Odette, with three MICHELIN Stars, is inside (MICHELIN).
Why it's on our list
- Southeast Asian art
- Odette inside
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with National Gallery Singapore before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to National Gallery Singapore, as the crow flies.
- The Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore350 m5 min walk
- Fairmont Singapore450 m6 min walk
- The Fullerton Hotel Singapore500 m6 min walk
- Raffles Singapore550 m7 min walk
- Mandarin Oriental, Singapore750 m9 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from National Gallery Singapore are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest MRT stations
- City HallEast-West LineNorth-South Line300 m4 min walk
- EsplanadeCircle Line550 m7 min walk
- Clarke QuayNorth East Line650 m8 min walk
Key sights
- Merlion Park550 mWalk 7 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Raffles Singapore550 mWalk 7 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Sri Mariamman Temple1.1 kmWalk 14 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Gardens by the Bay1.5 kmWalk 18 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Masjid Sultan1.5 kmWalk 19 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 9 min
- ION Orchard2.6 kmWalk 33 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Singapore Botanic Gardens4.5 kmCycle 23 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Jewel Changi Airport17 kmCar or taxi 52 min
Main railway stations
- Woodlands Train Checkpoint (to JB Sentral)19 kmCar or taxi 58 min