The National Gallery Singapore will host Southeast Asia’s largest exhibition of French Impressionist art, titled “Into the Modern: Impressionism from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,” from November 14, 2025, to March 1, 2026. The show features over 100 paintings on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, including works by Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Berthe Morisot, and Camille Pissarro, with 17 Monet paintings such as ‘Poppy Field in a Hollow near Giverny’ and ‘Cap Martin near Menton.’ None of the artworks have been displayed in Southeast Asia before.
This exhibition matters because it brings a major collection of French Impressionist masterpieces to a region where such works have rarely been seen, expanding access to global art heritage for Southeast Asian audiences. It also strengthens cultural ties between Singapore and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and positions the National Gallery Singapore as a key venue for international loan exhibitions in Asia.