As the National Gallery Singapore heads into its second year after a fruitful 2016, CEO Chong Siak Ching tells Hong Xinyi about her favourite moments to date
One of the charming features of the National Gallery Singapore is the filigree roofing structure that sometimes casts a sun-dappled pattern onto the museum’s wood floors. As we make our way from her office to the museum cafe for this photo shoot, CEO Chong Siak Ching points out in passing how lovely the dancing light and shadows look.
It’s not surprising that the steward of the largest public collection of modern art in Southeast Asia would be attuned to visual pleasures. The quip might also simply be a sign of her good mood. After all, just a few days before this interview, the National Gallery had won the Breakthrough Contribution to Tourism and Best Attraction Experience accolades at the Singapore Tourism Awards 2016. “It was a very pleasant surprise,” she says.
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