School Group Visits at the Gallery
We invite teachers and students to experience our vast art collection in National Gallery Singapore. Join us for an inspiring guided tour or sign up for our workshops.
As Singapore's largest visual arts venue, the Gallery will engage, excite, and inspire.
What we do
We offer guided and self-guided school tours for local and locally-based schools, to engage students and teachers in active discussions, developing students’ visual observation and interpretation skills.
- Registration for activities is required at least 45 days in advance, and can be made via BookMuseums@SG
Explore our activities based on your students’ age group, and pick what best suits them.
Adventures in Architecture
Participants explore the rich history and architecture of the Gallery.
- Duration: 1 hr
- Capacity: 15–46 students
Art and Family – We belong together as a family
Preschoolers learn about family values through interactive art activities.
- Duration: 45 min
- Capacity: 15–40 students
- Suitable for N2 students (4 years old)
Art and Family – We grow together as a family
Preschoolers learn about family values through interactive art activities.
- Duration: 1 hr
- Capacity: 15–40 students
- Suitable for K1 and K2 students (5–6 years old)
Self-Guided Tour to Keppel Centre for Art Education for SPED School Groups
Experience new ways of learning through immersive art spaces.
- Duration: 1 hr
- Capacity: 20–46 students
Self-Guided Tour for Preschool Groups to DBS Singapore Gallery and UOB SEA Gallery
Explore the Gallery's exhibitions at your own pace.
- Duration: 1 hr
- Capacity: 20–46 students
- Suitable for ages 6 years and below
Self-Guided Tour for Preschool Groups to Special Exhibitions
Students get to explore the current special exhibition. Schools are required to send their intended itinerary in the booking form.
- Duration: 1 hr
- Capacity: 20–46 students
- Suitable for ages 6 years and below
Self-Guided Tour to Keppel Centre for Art Education for Preschool Groups
Experience new ways of learning through immersive art spaces.
- Duration: 1 hr
- Capacity: 20–46 students
- Suitable for ages 6 years and below
Self-Guided Tour to Keppel Centre for Art Education for SPED School Groups
Experience new ways of learning through immersive art spaces.
- Duration: 1 hr
- Capacity: 20–40 students
Portraits: Selfies in the Past
Examine why artists create portraits, and consider how portraits express different personalities and traits.
- Duration: 1 hr
- Capacity: 20–40 students
- Suitable for Primary 4 students (10 years old)
Sculpture and Stories
Examine materials that artists use in sculpture, and discover the stories that they want to tell.
- Duration: 1 hr
- Capacity: 20–40 students
- Suitable for Primary 4 students (10 years old)
Art and History: Changing Landscapes
Experience how various artists express their thoughts about society, captured in a moment of time.
- Duration: 1 hr
- Capacity: 20–40 students
- Suitable for Primary 4 students (10 years old)
Art and History: Traditional Trades
Learn about different jobs and workers through the eyes of artists in Singapore's early years.
- Duration: 1 hr
- Capacity: 20–40 students
- Suitable for Primary 4 students (10 years old)
Art and History: Turbulent Times
Learn about the realities and challenges faced by the people of Singapore in the journey to independence.
- Duration: 1 hr
- Capacity: 20–40 students
- Suitable for Primary 4 students (10 years old)
Art and Culture: Dance, Movement and Rhythm
Looking at how artists showcase the diverse movement and music cultures of Southeast Asia.
- Duration: 1 hr
- Capacity: 20–40 students
- Suitable for ages 11 years and above
Building Memories
Building Memories is a building highlights tour that introduces participants to the history and stories of City Hall and the former Supreme Court, as well as their architectural influences.
- Duration: 1 hr
- Capacity: 20–23 students
Self-Guided Tour to Keppel Centre for Art Education for Primary School Groups
Experience new ways of learning through immersive art spaces.
- Duration: 1 hr
- Capacity: 20–40 students
Self-Guided Tour for Primary School Groups to DBS Singapore Gallery and UOB SEA Gallery
Explore the Gallery's exhibitions at your own pace.
Self-Guided Tour for Primary School Groups to Special Exhibitions
Explore the Gallery's current special exhibitions at your own pace.
Meet ME at the Gallery
Meet members of the Gallery’s different departments in their element.
- Duration: 1.5 hr
- Capacity: 20–200 students
- Suitable for: 11–12 years old
Travelling Art Cart
Featuring different themes, these mobile art education stations introduce students to the basics of batik painting, or offer a glimpse of yesteryear through dioramas, fostering creativity and cultivating curiosity.
- Duration: 2 wks – 1 mth
- Capacity: Max. 1,000 students
Roving Art Truck
Featuring artworks by prominent Southeast Asian artists, the Roving Art Truck brings art encounters into everyday spaces. It invites students to learn through play, share their observations, and co-create with friends.·
- Duration: Full day
- Capacity: Max. 1,000 students
Art and Community
Gain insights into how artists perceive their communities. Discuss the socio-historical contexts behind the artworks, and compare them with the present.
- Duration: 1 hr
- Capacity: 20–46 students
Art and the World
Learn about how artists responded to rapidly changing environments and key historical events.
- Duration: 1.5 hr
- Capacity: 20–46 students
Art and History: Reflection of the Past
Gain insights into what inspires Singapore artists, and the so cio-historical contexts behind the artworks.
- Duration: 1 hr
- Capacity: 20–46 students
Building Memories
Embark on a building highlights tour that introduces your students to the history and stories of City Hall and the former Supreme Court, as well as their architectural influences.
- Duration: 1 hr
- Capacity: 20–23 students
stART
The Strength Through Art programme (stART) is a six-session resilience-building, art exposure programme focused on developing visual and emotional literacy in youth.
Meet ME at the Gallery
Meet members of the Gallery’s different departments in their element.
- Duration: 1.5 hr
- Capacity: 20–200 students
Self-Guided Tour for Sec and Post-sec School Groups to Special Exhibitions
Explore the Gallery's current special exhibitions at your own pace.
- Duration: 2 hr
- Capacity: 20–80 students
Self-Guided Tour for Sec and Post-sec School Groups to DBS SG Gallery and UOB SEA Gallery
Explore the Gallery's exhibitions at your own pace.
- Duration: 2 hr
- Capacity: 20–80 students
Memories in Architecture Assembly Programme
This interactive assembly talk is designed for students to learn about the nation’s history, through the architecture of National Gallery Singapore.
- Duration: 1 hr
- Capacity: Min. 120 students
Travelling Art Cart
Featuring different themes, these mobile art education stations introduce students to the basics of batik painting, or offer a glimpse of yesteryear through dioramas, fostering creativity and cultivating curiosity.
- Duration: 2 wks – 1 mth
- Capacity: Max. 500 students
Roving Art Truck
Featuring artworks by prominent Southeast Asian artists, the Roving Art Truck brings art encounters into everyday spaces. It invites students to learn through play, share their observations, and co-create with friends.
- Duration: Full day
- Capacity: Max. 500 students
Art and the World
Learn about how artists responded to rapidly changing environments and key historical events.
- Duration: 1 hr
- Capacity: 20–46 students
Art and Contemporary Issues
Students will explore how art reflects deep-rooted social issues, and how such interpretations drove socio-political change.
- Duration: 1.5 hr
- Capacity: 20–46 students
Meet ME at the Gallery
Meet members of the Gallery’s different departments in their element
- Duration: 1.5 hr
- Capacity: 20–200 students
Self-Guided Tour for Sec and Post-sec School Groups to Special Exhibitions
Explore the Gallery's current special exhibition at your own pace.
- Duration: 2 hr
- Capacity: 20–80 students
Memories in Architecture Assembly Programme
This interactive assembly talk is designed for students to learn about the nation’s history, through the architecture of National Gallery Singapore.
- Duration: 1 hr
- Capacity: Min. 120 students
Travelling Art Cart
Featuring different themes, these mobile art education stations introduce students to the basics of batik painting, or offer a glimpse of yesteryear through dioramas, fostering creativity and cultivating curiosity.
- Duration: 2 wks – 1 mth
- Capacity: Max. 500 students
Roving Art Truck
Featuring artworks by prominent Southeast Asian artists, the Roving Art Truck brings art encounters into everyday spaces. It invites students to learn through play, share their observations, and co-create with friends.
- Duration: Full day
- Capacity: Max. 500 students
Creative collaborations with schools
National Gallery partners with schools to offer students immersive learning experiences that deepen their understanding of art through music, poetry, dance, and more.
Picture One Artwork!
Picture One Artwork! offered preschool students and teachers an immersive learning experience about the artwork and the artist.
Put the A in STEM
Put the A in STEM was a collaboration with schools to explore how Singapore and Southeast Asian artworks from the National Collection can support primary school students’ engagement with scientific concepts.
Interpretations 2024
The young talents of Tanglin Trust School presented a fusion of music, poetry, and visual arts that celebrated their creativity and imagination.
Interpretations 2024
The young talents of Tanglin Trust School presented a fusion of music, poetry, and visual arts that celebrated their creativity and imagination.
Assumption Pathway School’s Student Showcase
Visitors stepped into a world of emotions and narratives in “The Storyteller – A Journey Through Art”, an extraordinary art exhibition by the talented students of Assumption Pathway School. Despite their disadvantaged backgrounds and challenges, these students found solace and empowerment in the realm of art.
LASALLE Interdisciplinary Festival Performance
Students from LASALLE College of the Arts presented performances in response to the Gallery’s artworks, blending contemporary dance, music, and projections.
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts: My Art, Our Voices
“My Art, Our Voices” was a performative response to Tropical: Stories from Southeast Asia and South America.
Programmes & resources for educators
We offer workshops and activities for educators to deepen their understanding of the Gallery’s modern Southeast Asian art collection, and explore methods for teaching art.
For enquiries or registration, please email us.
Artful Conversations: Enriching Children’s Appreciation of Art
Artful Conversations equips early childhood educators with the knowledge and skills to nurture young children’s appreciation of art.
Creative Wellness
A programme for educators to reflect on personal growth through art. Participants engage in mindful art activities that promote well-being.
School outreach
The Gallery’s school outreach programmes inspire students to nurture their foundational visual literacy and cultivate a profound love for art, all – at your school’s doorstep.
School Outreach Programmes
Articulation Prize Singapore
