Exhibitions

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Witness Collection is a working collection, whose art works are regularly made available to researchers and for exhibition. Most artists intended their works to be seen publicly, so Witness Collection is aiming towards making the majority of its collection accessible for public display. A series of touring exhibitions are currently being planned in collaboration with partners around the world. For many of the paintings, the necessities of professional cleaning, conservation, documentation and framing mean that this is a skills- and time-intensive process, so not all works are available immediately.

Witness Collection is also involved in plans for a new arts centre, where it will be based as the resident collection and operate an ongoing programme of shows.

Current and forthcoming exhibitions:


Between Declarations and Dreams

National Gallery, Singapore                                From 24 November 2015


  1. BulletFuture exhibitions are currently being planned. Details will be announced here as soon as they are available.



Previous major exhibitions that included works from Witness Collection:


Realism in Asian Art

The National Art Gallery, Singapore                    9 April - 4 July 2010

National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea    27 July - 10 October 2010


Post Đổi Mới - Vietnamese Art After 1990

Singapore Art Museum                                     12 May - 12 October 2008


Il Drago e la Farfalla, Arte Contemporanea in Vietnam

Complesso del Vittoriano, Rome, Italy                17 June - 16 July 2006


50 Years of Modern Vietnamese Paintings: 1925-75

Tokyo Station Gallery, Japan                              5 November - 11 Dec 2005

The Museum of Art, Kochi, Japan                        5 January - 5 March 2006

The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama, Japan   15 April - 28 May 2006

Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan                      3 June - 23 July 2006


Retrospective of Trần Văn Cẩn

Vietnam Fine Art Museum, Hanoi                      28 July 2004

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Lacquer by Nguyễn Xuân Việt on loan at Post Đổi Mới exhibition, Singapore, 2008

Post Đổi Mới art event, 2008

Realism in Asian Art, 2010