Outside Singapore Art Museum

Singapore Art Museum
For 120 years, the building was the home of St. Joseph Institution (SJI), an all boys school founded by French priest Father Jean-Marie Beurel and a small group of LaSalle Brothers on 1 May 1852. Then the school was relocated in 1987. In 1992, the building was gazetted as a national monument and it was converted into the Singapore Art Museum (SAM), which opened on 20 December 1996.

The mission of SAM is to preserve and present the art histories and contemporary art practices of Singapore and the Southeast Asian region, so as to facilitate visual arts education, exchange, research and development.
- National Heritage Board -

Statue of St John Baptist de la Salle 1
The statue was created by Cesare Aureli.

Statue of St John Baptist de la Salle 2
St John Baptist de la Salle found the Brothers of the Christian School in 1680. He is the Patron Saint of Teacher. SJI is one of the Lasallian Institutions.

The Verandah of Singapore Art Museum 1
This verandah was once filled with boys studying and playing.

The Verandah of Singapore Art Museum 2
Afternoon in Dome Cafe