The Singapore Pinacotheque de Paris will be closing after less than a year of its debut, citing a lawsuit from an exhibit organizer in Italy as well as poor attendance records. Museum management expressed disappointment in the failure of the project, which was housed in the Fort Canning Arts Centre.
The lawsuit, worth S$667,500, stems from an exhibit about historic Egyptian Cleopatra, which was the facility’s first exhibit. The Italian exhibit organizer said the pieces were poorly arranged and displayed, contributing to low ticket sales and an overall poor experience for viewers. The group that put on the display at the Singapore Pinacotheque de Paris has filed a lawsuit against the Italian exhibit organizer for damages and costs.
Earlier this year, the celebrated Pinacotheque de Paris, located in France, closed because of poor attendance records. It had been open for nearly a decade. The founder for both the France location and the Singapore location declined to comment on the nature of the closings.
However, there may still bet a future for the Singapore Pinacotheque de Paris. Art Heritage Singapore released a statement saying that the embattled museum looks to continue to contribute to the art scene in Singapore and will continue to explore better options for a presence in the country.
The Singapore Pinacotheque de Paris had housed dozens of paintings by classic masters of art, including Monet and Rembrandt masterpieces. However, one visitor to the museum criticized its collection, saying that the paintings didn’t represent the finest work of these masters, leaving her disappointed in her visit. It is perhaps this sentiment, shared by a wider range of people, that helped contribute to the downfall of the facility.
The museum also hosted a number of rotating exhibits in addition to its permanent collections. The latest, an exhibit examining graffiti art, was supposed to be on display through the end of June of this year. Brightly colored panels filled with the expressions of different graffiti artsits were on display throughout the exhibition space, including a graffiti walk organized by several international graffiti artists. The Singapore Pinacotheque de Paris also had retail and food options, as well as an art academy and museum about the history of Fort Canning.
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For more about the Fort Canning museum closure, go to http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/private-art-museum-to-close-amid-lawsuit.