Flesh and Bones ArtScience Museum is an anatomy exhibition, but not the simple textbook kind. It looks at the human body as art, medical evidence, spiritual symbol and cultural map, bringing Western anatomical traditions into conversation with other ways of understanding the body.
That makes it a stronger fit for adults, older students and curious teens than for a quick photo-stop visit. The exhibition sits at the intersection ArtScience Museum likes most: science explained through images, objects and storytelling.
Dates, Hours And Tickets
- Dates: 21 March to 16 August 2026.
- Venue: ArtScience Museum, Level 3 Galleries 0 to 9.
- Sunday to Thursday: 10am to 7pm, last entry 6pm.
- Friday and Saturday: 10am to 9pm, last entry 8.15pm.
- Singapore resident tickets start from S$19.50 for adults and S$16.50 for concession visitors.
- Tourist tickets start from S$22 for adults and S$18 for concession visitors.
What The Exhibition Covers
The show traces how anatomy has been studied and represented across time. Renaissance European anatomical atlases are one reference point, but the exhibition also looks beyond Western medical imagery to systems linked to holistic healing, ritual, cosmology and indigenous medical lineages.
That gives the exhibition a broader point: bodies are not only biological machines. They have been drawn, cut, healed, ritualised, feared and celebrated in different ways depending on culture and period. If you enjoy medical history, visual culture or the stranger side of museum-going, this has more depth than a standard science display.
Who Should Go
Go if you like exhibitions that require reading and attention. It should suit museum regulars, art students, healthcare students, design students and older school-holiday visitors who can handle body-related imagery. If you are bringing younger children, check the exhibition guide first because anatomy displays can be more intense than family-friendly digital installations.
Useful Add-On
Ticket holders can add the Flesh and Bones S$5 special for Evolver VR, which extends the body-focused theme into a virtual-reality experience. Book through the ArtScience Museum Flesh and Bones page if you want both the exhibition and VR timing lined up.
