What is Singapore Art Museum?
'''Singapore Art Museum''' (also known as '''SAM''' to most Singaporeans) is the first [[museum]] in [[Singapore]]. It was opened in 1996.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wang|first=Hui Ling|title=Vision of S'pore as entrepot for art, culture|location=Singapore|publisher=Straits Times|date=1996-02-21|page=1}}</ref><ref name=x>{{cite web |url=https://www.singaporeartmuseum.sg/about/index.html |title=About the Singapore Art Museum |access-date=May 30, 2017 |publisher=Singapore Art Museum |archive-date=July 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706225437/https://www.singaporeartmuseum.sg/about/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The museum showcases [[contemporary art]] from Singapore, [[Southeast Asia]] (SEA), and [[Asia]].<ref name=x/> Before it was a museum, it was a boys' school.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.singaporeartmuseum.sg/about/the_building.html |title=About the Building |access-date=May 30, 2017 |publisher=Singapore Art Museum |archive-date=July 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707011206/https://www.singaporeartmuseum.sg/about/the_building.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Art museums]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Singapore]] [[Category:1996 establishments in Asia]] [[Category:20th-century establishments in Singapore]] [[Category:Singaporean culture]] [[Category:Organizations based in Singapore]]