SINGAPORE — The Singapore Pinacotheque de Paris has been nominated Best Emerging Culture Destination in Asia at the 2015 edition of the Leading Culture Destinations Awards, a platform that celebrates the success of cultural institutions worldwide, while its 2015 edition also seeks to recognise emerging institutions across varied regions. “London, Paris and New York might be world leaders in museums and cultural institutions, but a growing number of cities in Asia, the Middle East and Latin America are starting to provide serious competition,” explained Florian Wupperfeld, co-founder of Leading Culture Destinations.

Singapore Pinacotheque de Paris was nominated alongside the Sifang Art Museum in Nanjing (China), Asia Museum of Modern Art in Taichung (Taiwan), Museum SAN in Wonju (South Korea) and Oita Prefectural Art Museum in Kyushu (Japan). Oita Prefectural Art Museum eventually bagged the award.

The shortlist and winners were carefully selected by an international jury panel, comprised of influential creative leaders committed to supporting the arts and innovation. Other categories featured impressive new and established institutions such as the Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha, Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, New York’s Museum of Modern Art and London’s Tate Modern.

This nomination, though, has reaffirmed Singapore Pinacotheque de Paris’ commitment to providing exceptional art experiences through engaging offerings and education programmes via an arts academy. Opened in May this year, Singapore Pinacotheque de Paris marks the first international expansion of Pinacotheque de Paris, one of the key private museums in Paris. Housed in a restored colonial building on Fort Canning Hill (within the Fort Canning Arts Centre), the museum brings together heritage and art with its juxtaposition of international masterpieces and South-east Asian tribal art.

With an expanding range of retail and dining options, the Singapore Pinacotheque de Paris seeks to offer a variety of art and lifestyle experiences with the aim of becoming a thriving social hub in Singapore’s rapidly expanding arts scene.