So i got
a new task from mrs. wiwin , she ask all of the class to do a new task , its
all about a structure any structure that attractive for you to explain , to
describe so i choose the Singapore Art Museum building for my task. so here we
go.
Singapore Art Museum or also called as SAM is one of the
contemporary art museum in asia
There are a lot of art that amuse me for the first time i
went to SAM.
Before we talk about the collection of this museum , i.m
gonna tell you guys about the building architecture first.
From the sam website i know that ‘”This
venerable building once housed St Joseph’s Institution (SJI), a Catholic boys’
school, run by La Salle Brothers” In
1855, the cornerstone was laid by its founder, Father Jean-Marie Beurel. After
135 years in Bras Basah Road, SJI was relocated, making way for SAM.
The singapore art museum is divided by 6 part
there are :
The Central Building
The galleries in the Central Building were build by break down the classroom wall ..
The Glass Hall
This hall was originally a gymnasium and opened on three sides. It was
'modernised' in the 1950s to become the school hall, then known as the Oei
Tiong Han Hall. All arches were flattened, Doric columns were turned into
cylindrical columns and external walls and windows were added to enclose it.
This hall was restored to its original state based on an original drawing found
on site. The Glass Hall is commonly used for exhibition openings and related
programmes.
The Chapel
Once the chapel of the school, it has now been converted into a space for
special Museum events like talks, symposiums, seminars and film screenings, and
the installation of large artworks. All the important elements of the chapel
are preserved. These include the small 'basins' for holy water, Stations of the
Cross, original pressed steel ceiling and dado panels, and original concrete
floor tiles. Salmon is the original colour of the walls. When the school was
taken over for the construction of the Museum, several pieces of old floor tiles
were found missing. These were reinstated with the new tiles specially
manufactured to match the old. A plaque outside the chapel commemorates Brother
Michael (1856-1936) who, as Director of SJI (1900 – 1914) played a major part
in the development of the 3 historic buildings that are preserved.
Waterloo wing
This building, originally known as Anderson Building, was named after Sir
John Anderson. Governor of the Straits Settlements 1904 – 1911.
Quinn street wing
This used to be the site of the Brothers’ Quarters. Built too small and
narrow for conversion to Museum use, the building had to make way for the
current new structure, designed to harmonise in rhythm and composition with the
historic building and yet have a contemporary look
