136 Goethe Lab
Ein neuer Raum für die Künste

The Goethe-Institut Singapore has established a unique space for culture in Singapore. 136 GOETHE LAB is a space that highlights the importance of open and cost-free spaces for culture in our dense urban environment, and welcomes artists and cultural practitioners to collaborate, through its annual open calls.

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136 Goethe Lab Open Call © Goethe-Institut

Purpose-built space for culture
Once library and reading room, the souterrain space in the historic shophouse on the corner of Neil Road and Bukit Pasoh was newly transformed in 2021. At about 100sqm (1076sqft), equipped with professional sound and lighting, and with a separate access point on Bukit Pasoh Road, it lends itself to multiple functions and uses, be it workshops, performances and installations.

A space for process-driven projects & long term conversations
Rather than a traditional gallery space, 136 GOETHE LAB is a space for the development of experimental, interdisciplinary and process-driven projects. We hope for the lab to evolve into a public space where innovative, contemporary, and pertinent conversations can take place. The space is offered to our collaborators free of cost with production funds, and for a period of up to 8 weeks maximum, depending on the format of the project.

Through a permanent programme of open calls, it is our idea to provide a platform which allows openness and meaningful engagements, with the intention that these engagements will shape the constitution and meaning of the space. We provide our programme framework, our institutional expertise, our support and our resources, while we explore ways of shared ownership, collaborative modes of working and opportunities that allow new ideas and practices to unfold for a space of innovation and experimentation.

In this sense, the Goethe-Institut Singapore means and hopes for this project space to be the start of an ongoing and long term conversation and engagement with the public, the cultural scene, and the collaborators who come through the space.

Our Projects 2025

10 to 19 January

Breathing in a World of Water // Calling the Earth to Witness

Breathing in a World of Water // Calling the Earth to Witness © Breathing in a World of Water // Calling the Earth to Witness © Breathing in a World of Water // Calling the Earth to Witness

Our Projects 2024

9 November to 8 December

The Psychogeographer’s Guide to Virtual Worlds

The Psychogeographer’s Guide to Virtual Worlds © The Psychogeographer’s Guide to Virtual Worlds © The Psychogeographer’s Guide to Virtual Worlds

12 & 13 July

a place where none will harm us

20 April & 11 May

Sacrificial Protection

3 March to 6 April

Ancestral Tongues

Ancestral Tongues © Ancestral Tongues © Ancestral Tongues

3 & 7 February

ad/un/re-dressing Nán Dàn

ad/un/re-dressing Nán Dàn © Húng Kiêu © Húng Kiêu

13 to 14 January

Trans:mission

Trans:mission © Trans:mission © Trans:mission

6 to 7 January

Banten

Our Projects 2023

Mrs Chan and Mr Chow

Mr Chan and Mrs Chow Goethe-Institut Goethe-Institut

Panggung Dua

Panggung Dua Goethe-Institut Goethe-Institut

Subterranean Trails

SUBTERRANEAN TRAILS © SUBTERRANEAN TRAILS © SUBTERRANEAN TRAILS

Tell It To The Walls

Tell It To The Walls © Shian Bang © Shian Bang

Past Programmes

Soft realities

Soft realities Goethe-Institut Goethe-Institut

Restless Topographies

Restless Topographies Goethe-Institut Goethe-Institut

Panggung

Panggung Goethe-Institut Goethe-Institut

Studies of automobility

studies of automobility Goethe-Institut Goethe-Institut

This is what we believe

This is what we believe Goethe-Institut Goethe-Institut

Hot Pot Talk

Hot Pot Talk Goethe-Institut Goethe-Institut

Exquisite Monster

Exquisite Monsters Goethe-Institut Goethe-Institut

Young Bodies

Young Bodies Goethe-Institut Goethe-Institut

harbor: work-in-progress

harbor Goethe-Institut Goethe-Institut

Get in touch!

The engagement of the public and the arts scene is as important as our own programming to create a meaningful space. Please reach out to us if you are interested in collaborative projects, innovative contemporary practices and international exchange in the arts.

Valerie-Ann Tan

Programme Coordinator

Tel.: +65 6735 4555
valerie-ann.tan@goethe.de

136 Goethe Lab Ein neuer Raum für die Künste

A new space for the arts

Open Calls