It opened to the public on 30 May 2015 and had its last day of operations on 10 April 2016, citing "weaker than expected visitorship and other business and financial challenges faced".

[2] Singapore Pinacothèque de Paris, which had its official opening on 29 May 2015 and opened to the public the next day, covered about 5,500 square metres (59,000 sq ft) over three floors of Fort Canning Centre,[3] a historic building at Fort Canning Hill built in 1926 for use as barracks by the British Army.

[4] The project was a joint initiative between Marc Restellini, Yves Bouvier, Alain Vandenborre and KOP Properties.

[5] From 2014 to 2015, Fort Canning Centre was completely renovated and reopened as Fort Canning Arts Centre to host Singapore Pinacothèque de Paris and several shops and restaurants, some of which remain in operation after the closure of the museum.

[6][7][8][9] The museum was subject to some controversy because of its lack of visitors, which had placed a number of the commercial tenants of Fort Canning Centre in financial difficulties.