As one of Singapore’s staple apparel brands, UNIQLO is making art accessible to the masses with its latest collaboration with the Asian Civilisation Museum (ACM). This collaboration is part of the ACM’s upcoming Crossing Cultures festival, a programme series offering a weekend full of workshops, showcases, promotions, and more.
The pop-up, located in the museum’s lobby, showcases five exclusive T-shirt designs (S$29.90 for adult sizes, S$19.90 for kid sizes) created in collaboration with local artists Knuckles & Notch, Gabriel De Souza, SONG, HAFI, and Nikkei. Each design reinterprets artefacts from the museum’s collection, transforming the historical objects into stylish, wearable art.
Admire artefacts such as the candlebra, or dancing woman pitcher from the Maritime Trade Gallery, or palampore and elephant head bangles from the Court and Company Gallery. You can learn about their history and significance and find a deeper appreciation for their reimagined forms on the graphic T-shirts, which you can get as a meaningful souvenir.
Spotlighting a few, Gabriel De Souza’s artwork draws inspiration from Ukiyo-e, a genre of Japanese woodblock painting, surrealism, and elements of folklore, which shine through in his vivid and whimsical design. While SONG, who blends graffiti with storytelling, incorporates gestures and symbolisations in his artwork to convey a narrative through his illustration.
Beyond the pop-up retail experience, select UNIQLO UTme! outlets will also allow customers to purchase and customise T-shirt designs. Purchases from these outlets also include complimentary access to special exhibitions and selected museum areas, limited to 100 redemptions per month until 30 July 2026.
If you find yourself mesmerised by the designs, you can also score a free printmaking workshop with one of the artists, Knuckles & Notch. It is not a ticketed event, so all you have to do is show up! All dates and timings for the workshop can be found here.
UNIQLO has long been an advocate for making art accessible, partnering with art institutions and pop art icons to use textiles, designs, and accessories to appeal to the public. If you enjoy this ACM collaboration, keep an eye out for more UNIQLO art partnerships and upcoming museum-inspired collections!
UNIQLO x ACM UTme! Collection
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📍 1 Empress Place, Asian Civilisation Museum, Singapore 179555
🕛 10am–7pm (Sat to Thu), 10am–9pm (Fri)
📅 9 April 2026 to 28 May 2026
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