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about SAM
Singapore Art Museum opened in 1996 as the first art museum in Singapore. Also known as SAM, we present contemporary art from a Southeast Asian perspective for artists, art lovers and the art curious in multiple venues across the island, including a new venue in the historic port area of Tanjong Pagar.
SAM is building one of the world's most important public collections of Southeast Asian contemporary art, with the aim of connecting the art and the artists to the public and future generations through exhibitions and programmes. SAM is working towards a humane and sustainable future by committing to responsible practices within its processes.
Our Vision
SAM will inspire humane and sustainable futures through transformative, thought-provoking and meaningful everyday encounters with art of our times.
Our Mission
SAM will present contemporary art from a Southeast Asian perspective in active dialogue, discovery and collaboration with our constituents; through our collection, research, exhibitions and programmes.
our board
CHAIR
Mr Edmund Cheng
Deputy Chairman
Wing Tai Holdings Limited
BOARD MEMBERS
Mr Eugene Tan
Chief Executive Officer
and Director
Singapore Art Museum
Mr Edmund Koh
Chairman, Asia Pacific
UBS
Mr Tay Yu Jin
Office Managing Partner & Global Co-Head, International Arbitration
Mayer Brown (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Mrs E-Len Fu
Director and Founding Partner
Kids21 Pte Ltd
Ms Irene Tedja
Chief Executive Officer
Amitell Capital
Mr Pierre Lorinet
Non-Executive Director
Trafigura Group Pte Ltd
Ms Sumitra Pasupathy
Co-Founder & Board Director
Playeum Ltd
Mr Teh Hua Fung
Co-Founder and Group President
Group ONE Holdings
EX-OFFICIO
Ms Audrey Tan
Senior Director (Arts and Heritage Division)
Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
Mrs Elaine Ng
Chief Executive Officer
National Arts Council
our management and curators
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SENIOR MANAGEMENT |
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Eugene Tan Chief Executive Officer and Director
Quek Poh Meng Chief People Officer
Terence Chong Director (Finance & Governance)
Ong Zhen Min Director (Content Publishing)
Ong Puay Khim Director (Collections, Design and Public Art)
Mohd Suhirman Bin Sulaiman Deputy Director (Production Management)
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Michelle Goh COO and Senior Director, Planning & International Partnerships
Shabbir Hussain Mustafa Chief Curator
Esther Conyard Director (Marketing Communications & Operations)
Susan Goh Deputy Director (Human Resource)
Eugene Poh Deputy Director (Information Technology)
Pauline Cheong Deputy Director (Learning) |
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CURATORIAL TEAM |
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Shabbir Hussain Mustafa Chief Curator
Haeju Kim Senior Curator & Head (Residencies)
Hsu Fang-Tze Curator
Berny Tan Curator, Design
Selene Yap Curator
Angela Pinto Curatorial Assistant
Seline Ilana Teo Assistant Curator, Residencies
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Ong Puay Khim Director (Collections, Design and Public Art)
Amy Cheng Senior Curator
Duncan Bass Curator, Media & Tech
Joella Kiu Curator
Angelica Ong Assistant Curator
Syaheedah Iskandar Assistant Curator
Siobhan Tang Curatorial Assistant, Design
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annual reports
Our Annual Report covers the period from 1 April through to 31 March each year, in accordance to the fiscal year. You may download our Annual Reports below:
- FY2015 Annual Report (Financial Statements)
- FY2016 Annual Report (Full Report (PDF))
- FY2017 Annual Report (Full Report (PDF))
- FY2018 Annual Report (Full Report (PDF))
- FY2019 Annual Report (Full Report (PDF) | Highlights)
- FY2020 Annual Report (Full Report (PDF))
- FY2021 Annual Report (Full Report (PDF))
- FY2022 Annual Report (Full Report (PDF) | Highlights)
- FY2023 Annual Report (Full Report (PDF) | Highlights)
- FY2024 Annual Report (Full Report (PDF) | Highlights)
media
SAM offers visits to the museum's exhibitions for members of the media who hold a valid media pass. Please contact us at least 3 working days in advance to arrange for a media visit.
For media photography and filming requests, please download and complete the Media Shoot Application Form and email it back to us at least 2 weeks in advance. Applications are subject to approval by the museum.
For any other media enquiries about SAM, please email us [email protected].
about contemporary art
Contemporary art is created by artists living and practicing in the here-and-now, particularly the 21st century. Contemporary art may be regarded as both art of the present-day, as well as art of a historical category, that for the Southeast Asia region may be seen as emerging from the 1970s, and in the case of Singapore, reaching a critical juncture in the 1990s.
Contemporary art reflects on contemporary society and the issues surrounding people and the world we live in. The areas that contemporary art explores include our everyday realities, questions about personal, cultural and national identity, and reflections of humanity’s impact on the environment.
Contemporary artists work in a wide range of mediums, and their artworks can be multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary. Contemporary art utilises a combination of materials and methods, and concepts play a prominent part to challenge traditional boundaries and ideas of how art is defined—or even what constitutes art.
When engaging with contemporary art, viewers are encouraged to consider whether the work is "thought-provoking" or "interesting". Beyond asking "Is this work aesthetically pleasing?", viewers can also reflect if the artwork questions the status quo, or changes perspectives on an issue.
quotations & tenders
INVITATION TO TENDER (ITT) FOR THE PROVISION OF SECURITY SERVICES FOR SINGAPORE ART MUSEUM (SAM) AT BLK 39 KEPPEL ROAD TANJONG PAGAR DISTRIPARK FROM 7 JANUARY 2027 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2028
Reference No.: SAM/ITT/2026/0006
Date of Publication: 15 September 2026
Closing Date: 5 October 2026
Closing Time: 4pm
Tenderers shall prepare and submit their tenders in accordance with the requirements, specifications, terms and conditions stipulated in the following Tender Documents:
a. Tender Notice on https://www.singaporeartmuseum.sg/about#quotations-tenders
b. This Cover Letter
c. Section A: Instructions to Tenderers
d. Section B: Requirement Specifications
e. Section C: Evaluation Criteria
f. Section D: Prescribed Forms with Price Breakdown
g. Section E: Schedule of Liquidated Damages
Tenderers shall submit the following documents as part of their Tender Submission:
a. Completed Section A: Instructions to Tenderers
b. Acknowledged Section B: Requirement Specifications
c. Completed Section C: Evaluation Criteria
d. Completed Section D: Prescribed Forms with Price Breakdown and Schedule of Rates (including all declarations, schedules and the detailed price breakdown. Entries such as “No Quote” or “Quote by Others” for itemized pricing are not acceptable and may result in disqualification)
e. Acknowledged Section E: Schedule of Liquidated Damages
f. Acknowledged Section F: Conditions of Contract
g. Extraction of all relevant certifications
h. List of relevant experiences and track records for past 5 years
Failure to submit any mandatory document or information may render the Tender Submission incomplete and may result in disqualification.
Tenderers are required to attend the mandatory site briefing as follows:
Date: 17 September 2026 (Thursday) Time: 10:00am
Location: Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Block 39, Level 1
Tenderers shall register their attendance via email no later than 5:00pm on 16 September 2026 (Wednesday) with Ms. Michelle Wong at [email protected].
Only tenderers who have attended the mandatory site briefing will be eligible to submit a tender.
Tenderers who require clarification on any aspect of the ITT shall submit their queries by email with the following subject title: “Tender Clarification – SAM/ITT/2026/0006 – [Company Name]”.
All clarification requests shall be submitted no later than 12:00 pm on 28 September 2026 (Monday) to:
i. Michelle Wong via email: [email protected]; and
ii. Aron Ang via email: [email protected]
Tender submissions, together with all supporting documents (maximum email size of 100MB), shall be submitted via email to [email protected], with the email subject title: “SAM/ITT/2026/0006 – ITT for the Provision of Service Services at SAM – [Your Company Name] – 1 of 2” (2 of 2, where applicable), no later than 4:00pm on 5 October 2026 (Monday).
Singapore Art Museum reserves the right not to accept the lowest-priced Tender, the whole or any part of any Tender submission, and is under no obligation to provide reasons for its decision. This Invitation to Tender shall be governed by the Conditions of Contract contained in the Tender Documents.
TENDER DOCUMENTS
Please click on the link below to download the tender documents:
DOWNLOAD TENDER DOCUMENT (SAM/ITT/2026/0006)
Please contact us if you have any questions.
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