Singapore Pinacothèque de Paris explained

Singapore Pinacothèque de Paris
Native Name:Singapore Pinacothèque de Paris
Native Name Lang:fr
Map Type:Singapore
Location:Fort Canning Arts Centre, Singapore
Type:art museum
Founder:Marc Restellini
Director:Marc Restellini
Ceo:Kirk Ho (deputy)
Suguna Madhaven (former)
Chairperson:Marc Restellini
Curator:Marc Restellini
Historian:Marc Restellini
Car Park:Percival Road Car Park B

Singapore Pinacothèque de Paris was a private art museum formerly located in the Fort Canning Arts Centre at Fort Canning Park, Singapore. It opened to the public on 30 May 2015 and had its last day of operations on 10 April 2016, citing "weaker than expected visitorship and other business and financial challenges faced".[1]

The museum in Singapore was the first international offshoot of Pinacothèque de Paris, a private museum in Paris which opened in 2007 and closed in February 2016 after going into receivership in November 2015.[2]

Background

Singapore Pinacothèque de Paris, which had its official opening on 29 May 2015 and opened to the public the next day, covered about 5500m2 over three floors of Fort Canning Centre,[3] a historic building at Fort Canning Hill built in 1926 for use as barracks by the British Army.[4] The project was a joint initiative between Marc Restellini, Yves Bouvier, Alain Vandenborre and KOP Properties.[5]

Renovation of Fort Canning Centre

From 2014 to 2015, Fort Canning Centre was completely renovated and reopened as Fort Canning Arts Centre to host Singapore Pinacothèque de Paris and several shops and restaurants, some of which remain in operation after the closure of the museum. The project was partially funded by the Singapore Tourism Board[5] and had a budget of US$24 million.[6] [7] [8] [9]

Exhibitions

2015
2016

Controversies and closure

The museum was subject to some controversy because of its lack of visitors, which had placed a number of the commercial tenants of Fort Canning Centre in financial difficulties.[1] In addition, one of the investors in the project, Yves Bouvier, has been accused by a Russian collector of selling to him artworks which were stolen or greatly overpriced, claims which Bouvier denies.[10]

The museum closed on 10 April 2016. The company which managed the museum, Art Heritage Singapore, faced a lawsuit in Singapore initiated by an Italian exhibition organiser over a sum of about €435,000 as the closure occurred.[11]

Notes and References

  1. News: The Singapore Pinacotheque de Paris closes its doors. https://web.archive.org/web/20160417135846/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore-pinacotheque-de-paris-0. 17 April 2016. Today. 8 April 2016.
  2. News: Paris Pinacotheque museum closes as visitor numbers drop post attacks. https://web.archive.org/web/20160331211317/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-museum-pinacotheque-idUSKCN0VM0TM. 31 March 2016. 13 February 2016. Reuters.
  3. News: Lee Jian Xuan. Singapore Pinacotheque, offshoot of prestigious private art museum in Paris, to open on May 30. The Straits Times. 23 April 2015. 5 March 2016.
  4. Web site: Your Guide to Colonial History Trail in Fort Canning Park. https://web.archive.org/web/20160417150304/https://www.nparks.gov.sg/~/media/nparks-real-content/gardens-parks-and-nature/diy-walk/diy-walk-pdf-files/colonial-history-trail-at-fcp.pdf. 17 April 2016. National Parks Board. 3. 17 April 2016.
  5. News: Huang Lijie. Parisian museum sets up here: To open in 2015, Singapore Pinacotheque de Paris will be housed in Fort Canning Centre. The Straits Times. 30 May 2013. C2. 5 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306093338/https://znx.cc/news/st/2013/05/30.pdf. 6 March 2016. dead.
  6. News: Meryle Secrest. Succès fou. https://web.archive.org/web/20140105145334/http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/03/succs-fou/. 5 January 2014. . 3 October 2012.
  7. Web site: Paris Pinacotheque will open $42m outpost in Singapore: Offshoot of Parisian private museum bringing Old Masters and Modern art to a pop-up space from September, before opening permanent home in historic Fort Canning building. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306184209/http://www.fccsingapore.com/news/paris-pinacotheque-will-open-42m-outpost-singapore. 6 March 2016. The Art Newspaper (reproduced on the website of The French Chamber of Commerce in Singapore). 27 May 2013.
  8. News: Patricia Cohen. A Modigliani? Who says so?. https://web.archive.org/web/20151106175111/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/03/arts/design/a-modigliani-who-says-so.html. 6 November 2015. The New York Times. 2 February 2014.
  9. News: Gareth Harris. Cleopatra show to open Pinacothèque de Paris's new Singapore outpost: For-profit museum to put on populist ticketed exhibitions, as well as free heritage displays, in redeveloped Fort Canning building. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307195521/http://old.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Cleopatra-show-to-open-Pinacothque-de-Pariss-new-Singapore-outpost/36835. 7 March 2016. The Art Newspaper. 22 January 2015.
  10. News: Sam Knight. The Bouvier affair: How an art-world insider made a fortune by being discreet. https://web.archive.org/web/20160404182620/http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/02/08/the-bouvier-affair. 4 April 2016. The New Yorker. 8 February 2015.
  11. News: Private art museum in Fort Canning to close as it faces lawsuit. https://web.archive.org/web/20160417140055/http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/private-art-museum-in-fort-canning-to-close-as-it-faces-lawsuit. 17 April 2016. The Straits Times. 9 April 2016.

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