The Substation

The Substation is Singapore's first independent contemporary arts centre. It was founded in 1990 by Kuo Pao Kun. The Substation is centrally located in the city's civic district and was the first building under the National Arts Council's "Arts Housing Scheme".

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Type: Arts center
Description: arts center in Singapore
Address: 45 Armenian Street, Singapore

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Marina Bay and Peranakan Museum.

Marina Bay

Photo: Erwin Soo, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Marina Bay is Singapore's newest district, created on reclaimed land just east of Riverside. It includes the areas east of Shenton Way and Esplanade Dr.

Peranakan Museum

Museum

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The Peranakan Museum is a museum and gallery in the Museum district of Singapore that specialises in the country's Peranakan culture. It is the sister museum of the Asian Civilisations Museum.

National Museum of Singapore

Museum

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The National Museum of Singapore is a public museum dedicated to Singaporean art, culture and history. Located within the country's Civic District at the Downtown Core area, it is the oldest museum in the country, with its history dating back to when it was first established in 1849, starting out as a section of a library at the Singapore Institution as the Raffles Library and Museum. National Museum of Singapore is situated 250 metres north of The Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bras Basah and Civic District.

Bras Basah

Neighborhood

Photo: Erwin Soo, CC BY 2.0.

Bras Basah is a district located in the Museum Planning Area of the Central Area of Singapore. Bras Basah means "wet rice" in Malay – beras means harvested rice with husk removed, and basah means wet.

Civic District

Suburb

Photo: William Cho, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Civic District is a district located near the Singapore River in the Central Area of Singapore. It contains historical buildings and museums such as The Arts House, National Gallery Singapore, National Museum of Singapore, and Asian Civilisations Museum.

Dhoby Ghaut

Neighborhood

Dhoby Ghaut is a place in Singapore that often refers to the MRT station of the same name, which is a major interchange station on Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit network connecting the North-South Line, North East Line, and the Circle Line.

The Substation

Categories: nonprofit organization, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

1.29448° or 1° 17′ 40″ north

Longitude

103.84918° or 103° 50′ 57″ east

Inception

1926

Levels

Height

20 metres (66 feet)

Open location code

6PH57RVX+QM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 127348523

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=arts_centre

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q7767154

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In Other Languages

“The Substation” goes by many names.

Chinese: “电力站”

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