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It is located on Chao Fa Road in Bangkok's historic Phra Nakhon District, and is housed in the building of the former Royal Thai Mint. The gallery's collections range from traditional Thai art to the Western-influenced portraiture of the 19th century and modern and contemporary works.
Art, music, theatre, film, design and cultural/educational events take place in its exhibition and performance spaces. The centre includes cafes, commercial art galleries, bookshops, craft shops, and an art library. It is intended as a venue for cultural exchange, giving Bangkok an operational base on the international art scene.
The Gallery of Thai History in Siwamokkhaphiman Hall. The National Museum Bangkok currently houses three permanent exhibition galleries: The Thai History Gallery in the front of Siwamokhaphiman Hall, a ceremonial building. On display is The King Ram Khamhaeng Inscription, which was inscribed on UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme Register in ...
Bangkok Corrections Museum. Phra Nakhon. Prison. Former prison depicting prison life in Thailand. Bangkok Doll Museum. Ratchathewi. Toy. Features over 400 Thai handmade dolls depicting Thai life and culture, as well as costumes from around the world. Bangkok Folk Museum.
The Museum of Contemporary Art is an art museum in Bangkok, Thailand.It is privately owned by business executive Boonchai Bencharongkul, and was opened in 2012.The museum, one of the largest contemporary art museums in Asia, features an extensive collection of works by many famous Thai artists, including Thawan Duchanee, Hem Vejakorn, Chalermchai Kositpipat and Prateep Kochabua.
The Jim Thompson House is a museum in central Bangkok, Thailand, housing the art collection of American businessman and architect James Harrison Wilson Thompson or simply Jim Thompson, the museum designer and former owner. [1] Built in 1959, the museum spans one rectangular rai of land (approximately half an acre or 2023.43 square meters).
The gallery was established in 2003 after a request by Queen Sirikit of Thailand. She named the exhibition center "The Queen Sirikit Arts Exhibition Center" in Thai, and "The Queen's Gallery" in English. The Queen's Gallery Foundation was established on 6 May 2003, and the queen presided at the official opening on 9 August 2003.
Suan Pakkad Palace. Suan Pakkad Palace or Suan Pakkard Palace ( Thai: สวนผักกาด, RTGS : Suan Phak Kat, pronounced [sǔan pʰàk kàːt]) is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand. It is located on Sri Ayutthaya Road, south of the Victory Monument. The museum has Thai antiques on display, including Ban Chiang pottery which are over ...