I finally had a chance to check out the revamped Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM), where a new contemporary addition was completed to the colonial-era museum building a little more than a year ago by GreenhiLi.
The new wing is a minor intervention into an underutilised courtyard area, which weaves the galleries together on multiple levels and creates delightful interstitial experiences by lightly touching the existing structure. The additions feel modern yet well integrated into the space.
Beneath the lightly floating addition is an ephemeral gallery space featuring a site-specific installation by Singaporean artist Eng Tow, comprised of “Floating forms with layers of tones [that] are based on the form of a humble grain of rice, a crop grown throughout Asia.”
