STEP INTO SKULLPANDA'S WORLD IN SINGAPORE

The exhibition at the National Museum of Singapore is a chance for fans to explore one of Pop Mart's most popular IPs in a deeper way, beyond blind boxes and plush pendants

- inked PAM PASTOR

The Room, which has two giant Skullpandas, is the artist's favorite part of the showcase.

Fans across the globe have fallen in love with Skullpanda, the character series created by artist Xiong Miao in 2018 that has become one of Pop Mart's most popular IPs.

For over a decade now, Pop Mart, a company based in Beijing, has been championing independent artists from different countries, discovering them, working with them, and bringing the characters they've created — Skullpanda, Labubu, Molly, Hirono, Dimoo, CryBaby and more — to a wider audience through collectibles, turning art into a tangible experience.

Skullpanda has become part of people’s lives in the form of art toys that they excitedly unbox, plush pendants that they proudly hang from their bags, phone cases and other accessories they use daily, and bigger figures that they display at home. This time, they'll get a chance to experience Skullpanda in a deeper way at the “Skullpanda Cage-Uncage Showcase” running at the National Museum of Singapore until Feb. 22, 2026.

“This themed showcase is framed around a quest for the key, connecting the dual states of being caged and uncaged. It is a visual representation of Skullpanda’s conflicting inner thoughts... I would like to welcome everyone to open the door together with Skullpanda and explore its mystery,” said Skullpanda creator Xiong Miao, a young artist and game concept designer from China and the founder of North Studio art workshop and toy studio Lazy North.

The showcase had a successful run at Shanghai’s Gate M West Bund Dream Center from July to August and has now made its international debut in Singapore, thanks to a tripartite partnership between Pop Mart, the Singapore Tourism Board and the National Museum of Singapore.