STPI Singapore: Free Gallery, Tours and Paper Workshops
You do not need to book an art class to enjoy STPI. The Robertson Quay gallery is free, its guided tours are free too, and selected public activities let you try making something. Pick the visit you actually want, rather than assuming everything called a “workshop” is a class.
Photo: Joyce at STPI Gallery / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The easy, free visit
41 Robertson Quay. Monday–Saturday, 10am–7pm; closed Sundays and public holidays. Fort Canning MRT Exit A is about eight minutes away on foot, according to STPI.
Our simplest plan: browse the exhibition, then take a riverside walk. If you want someone to explain the processes behind the art, build your visit around a tour instead.
Current free tours: through 12 December 2026
The current Yoo Hyun Mi exhibition tour includes the gallery and the professional print-and-papermaking workshop. English sessions are Thursdays 11.30am–12.30pm and Saturdays 2–3pm or 5–6pm. Drop-ins are welcome; the page also has registration.
This is a look behind the art, not a lesson where you operate a printing press. Check the session calendar for your chosen day, particularly for other languages. These times belong to this exhibition, not every future STPI show.
Want to make something? Try the free drop-in first
Puzzling Paper Pieces runs on 14 November and 5 December 2026, 11am–5pm. It is free, with no registration, and uses coloured paper pulp to make puzzle pieces.
That is the low-commitment option for a first try. You can pair it with the exhibition without committing to a paid two-hour lesson. It is on two specific Saturdays, not daily throughout the exhibition.
For a longer class: paper sculptures
No Fixed Form is listed at S$80, with sessions on 28 November, 10am–noon, and 2 December, 7–9pm. Recommended ages are 12 and above. The class explores folding, slotting, curling and layering paper into three-dimensional forms.
Choose this if making is the main outing, rather than an extra after browsing. The shop states no refunds for cancellations less than seven days before the workshop; other refund requests require valid supporting reasons. STPI may cancel or reschedule if the minimum group is not met, with a refund. Check the final booking total and availability.
Archive photo credits
Exterior: 10 July 2015. Workshop: 9 December 2010. Both by Joyce at STPI Gallery, CC BY-SA 4.0; source thumbnails, no edits. Neither photograph represents today’s exhibition or interior layout.
Good to know
· The professional workshop is a production space; a tour is not a hands-on class.
· The November–December activities above are dated examples, not a permanent timetable.
FAQs
What is free at STPI?
General admission and the listed exhibition tours are free. The Puzzling Paper Pieces sessions are also free; the longer paper-sculpture class is paid.
Can I go on Sunday?
The standard visitor schedule says STPI is closed on Sundays and public holidays.
