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Singapore's ArtScience Museum is celebrating its 15th anniversary with Flesh and Bones: The Art of Anatomy, a landmark exhibition in collaboration with the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Opening March 21, 2026, the show traces how art, science, and ritual have shaped our understanding of the human body across centuries.
To give you a sense of scale, the exhibition draws on historic collections and research from Getty, bringing together over 160 works – from life-sized illustrations and delicate woodcuts to rare books, anatomical atlases, and contemporary art.
Singapore’s show is extra special, with added displays and Asian perspectives that will allow us to explore two of the world’s oldest medical systems – Traditional Chinese Medicine to Ayurveda. You’ll also be able to get up close with scientific specimens from the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at Nanyang Technological University. You’ll also see plastinated human anatomy from the von Hagens Plastination Institute.
The show features 33 artists from around the world, including Chiharu Shiota (Japan, installation artist), Bill Viola (USA, video artist), Barbara Hammer (USA, experimental filmmaker), and regional voices like Pinaree Sanpitak (Thailand, contemporary visual artist), Amanda Heng (Singapore, multidisciplinary artist) and Wendi Yan (Singapore-based artist, writer, and technologist).
Expect some truly striking moments, like a site-specific installation by Chiharu Shiota, known for her immersive, large-scale works woven from thread. Alongside Shiota, major works by Bill Viola and Barbara Hammer place artistic interpretations of the human form right next to anatomical research from Singapore.
Flesh and Bones: The Art of Anatomy runs from March 21 to August 16, 2026. Tickets are now on sale, starting at $16.50. Purchase them here.
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