2026.06.19 — 2027.01.24 · Happening now
Crosscurrents: Masterpieces of Mughal, Safavid and Ottoman Art from the Musée du Louvre
Crosscurrents brings about 100 masterpieces from the Louvre, many from royal collections, to tell the art of the Mughal, Safavid and Ottoman empires between the 16th and 18th centuries and how they gave power a visible form. The Asian Civilisations Museum sets its own Southeast Asian collection alongside them, on a route from the Islamic Art Gallery on Level 2 to the Design Gallery on Level 3. It runs until 24 January 2027 and is free for Singaporeans and permanent residents.
Many pieces come from the Louvre’s royal collections, spanning the Mughal, Safavid and Ottoman empires from the 16th to the 18th century.
These empires displayed power through splendid objects, and the exhibition starts from them: how a court made status visible.
The museum sets its own Southeast Asian collection along the route: in the same centuries, trade routes carried techniques and tastes from the Middle East and South Asia to this region.
That pairing is only possible here.
Checked · 2026-10-03
No full object list is published; what is on show follows the galleries.
There is no separate visitor price for this exhibition, so check the ticket type before buying.
It closes at 7pm, 9pm on Fridays, with last entry 30 minutes earlier.
The exhibition spans two gallery floors and no floor plan is published; follow the signs on site.
Open official guide ↗19 June 2026 to 24 January 2027; daily 10am–7pm, Fridays 10am–9pm, with last entry 30 minutes before closing.
Asia/SingaporeThe museum is at 1 Empress Place, on the Singapore River by Cavenagh Bridge.
Singaporeans and permanent residents enter free with a pink or blue NRIC; children 6 and under are free. Visitors buy the special-exhibition ticket that includes the permanent galleries; seniors 60+, students and people with disabilities (with one caregiver) pay the concession rate with ID. Tickets are non-refundable.
Visitors SGD 25 · free for Singapore residents
Confirm accessibility services and companion policies with the organiser before travel.
Dates and entry details refer to this edition; individual sessions may differ.
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The Asian Civilisations Museum entrance by Cavenagh Bridge, March 2026; the building, not the exhibition.
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