List of museums and art galleries in Bangkok
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Bangkok
is home to the National Gallery of Thailand
as well as many museums, and art galleries.
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
is home to the National Gallery of Thailand
National Gallery of Thailand
- History :The Treasury Department and Ministry of Finance presented the old Royal Mint building to the Fine Arts Department to be converted into the National Gallery on April 19, 1974. The grand opening took place on August 8, 1977, to celebrate Queen Sirikit's birthday which took place on 12...
as well as many museums, and art galleries.
- Vimanmek PalaceVimanmek PalaceThe Vimanmek Palace officially named Vimanmek Mansion, is a former royal palace in Bangkok, Thailand. It is also known as the Vimanmek Teak Mansion or Vimanmek Mansion...
Museum - Varadis PalaceVaradis PalaceVaradis Palace is the former residence of Prince Damrong in Bangkok, Thailand. The palace was built in 1911 by German architect Karl Döhring. In 1996 the building was renovated and converted into a museum and library.-External links:*...
Museum - Plai Nern Palace Museum
- Phayathai Palace Museum
- Ananda Samakhom Throne HallAnanda Samakhom Throne HallThe Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall is a former reception hall within Dusit Palace in Bangkok, Thailand. It now serves as a museum and is from time to time employed for certain state occasions....
- King Prajadhipok MuseumKing Prajadhipok MuseumKing Prajadhipok Museum is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand....
- King Rama VI MuseumKing Rama VI MuseumKing Rama VI Museum is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand....
- Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology CenterPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology CenterPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre is an academic research center in Bangkok, Thailand, with a focus on regional anthropology, archaeology, history, art history, and culture....
- National Museum BangkokNational Museum BangkokThe Bangkok National Museum is the main branch museum of the National Museums in Thailand. It features exhibits of Thai art and history. The museum was established and opened in 1874 by King Rama V to exhibit relics from the rule of King Rama IV's rule. Today the galleries contain exhibits...
(History and Ancient Art) - National Gallery of ThailandNational Gallery of Thailand- History :The Treasury Department and Ministry of Finance presented the old Royal Mint building to the Fine Arts Department to be converted into the National Gallery on April 19, 1974. The grand opening took place on August 8, 1977, to celebrate Queen Sirikit's birthday which took place on 12...
- Wat Phra Kaeo Museum
- PhutthamonthonPhutthamonthonPhutthamonthon is a Buddhist park in the Phutthamonthon district, Nakhon Pathom Province of Thailand, west of Bangkok. It is highlighted by a 15.87 m high Buddha statue, which is considered to be the highest free-standing Buddha statue of the world.The park was created in 1957 on the basis...
- Thai Life Permanent Exhibition Hall
- Ancient City - Mueang BoranMueang BoranAncient Siam is a park constructed under the patronage of Lek Viriyaphant and spreading over in the shape of Thailand....
- Prasart MuseumPrasart MuseumThe Prasart Museum is a museum in Bangkok that exhibits antiques from all Thai periods.It is a private museum located at 9 Soi 4, Krungthep Kritha Road, in Bang Kapi District on the outskirts of Bangkok. It contains a substantial collection of artifacts from the prehistoric to modern Bangkok periods...
- Kamthieng House MuseumKamthieng House MuseumThe Kamthieng House Museum is a museum in Bangkok, run by the Siam Society under royal patronage. It is a 160-year old traditional teakwood house from northern Thailand.- External links :*...
, run by the Siam Society under royal patronage - Bank of Thailand MuseumBank of Thailand MuseumBank of Thailand Museum is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand. The museum is housed in the Bang Khun Prom Palace, the former residence of HRH Prince Paribatra Sukhumbhand, who was the 33rd son of King Chulalongkorn.-Displays:...
(History and Currency) - Thai Human Imagery MuseumThai Human Imagery MuseumThe Thai Human Imagery Museum is a wax museum located in Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand. Due to the tropical climate of Thailand the figures are made of fibreglass instead of the traditional wax...
- Wax MuseumWax museumA wax museum or waxworks consists of a collection of wax sculptures representing famous people from history and contemporary personalities exhibited in lifelike poses....
(History and Modern Art) - Royal Barge National MuseumRoyal Barge National MuseumRoyal Barge National Museum is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand. It is located on the northern rim of Bangkok Noi canal within Bangkok Noi district.Some historical royal barges of the Royal Barge Procession are kept at the museum....
- Erawan MuseumErawan MuseumErawan Museum is a museum in Samut Prakan, Thailand. It is well known for its giant three-headed elephant art display. The three storeys inside the elephant contain antiquities and priceless collections of ancient religious objects belonging to Khun Lek Viriyapant who is the museum owner.The...
(Modern Art) - Chang Ton National MuseumChang Ton National MuseumChang Ton National Museum also known as The Royal Elephant National Museum is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand.-External links:*...
(Royal Elephant) - Royal Ceremony Museum
- National Memorial Museum (History and War)
- Kanjanaphisek National MuseumKanjanaphisek National MuseumKanjanaphisek National Museum is an agricultural museum in Bangkok, Thailand....
(Agriculture) - Benchamabopit National Museum (Religion Art)
- Silpa Bhirasri National MuseumSilpa Bhirasri National MuseumSilpa Bhirasri National Museum is a modern art museum in Bangkok, Thailand. It is located on the grounds of the Fine Arts Department in Phra Nakhon district. The museum consists of two parts, one displaying contemporary arts, and the other belongings of Silpa Bhirasri, the father of modern Thai art....
(Modern Art) - Siam Discovery Museum (History and Contemporary)
- Suan Pakkad Palace Museum (Ancient Art)
- Jim Thompson HouseJim Thompson HouseThe Jim Thompson House is a museum in Bangkok. It is a complex of various old Thai structures that the American businessman Jim Thompson collected in from all parts of Thailand in the 1950s and 60s...
Museum (Ancient Art) - Museum of Counterfeit GoodsMuseum of Counterfeit GoodsThe Museum of Counterfeit Goods, also known as the Tilleke & Gibbins Museum of Counterfeit Goods is a museum in the Rama 3, Chong Nonsi neighborhood of Bangkok, Thailand. The museum, which was established in 1989 at Tilleke & Gibbins Bangkok office, consists of items acquired in raids on behalf on...
- Span's Cultural GallerySpan's Cultural GallerySpan's Cultural Gallery is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand.It is situated near Soi 62, Phahonyothin Road to the north of Bangkok, and is an arts centre which exhibits the heritage of Thai and international folk costumes....
- Museum of Imagery TechnologyMuseum of Imagery TechnologyMuseum of Imaging Technology is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand. It is located in Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University....
- M.R. Kukrit's HouseM.R. Kukrit's HouseM.R. Kukrit's House is a heritage museum on South Sathon Road in downtown Bangkok, Thailand dedicated to the former Prime Minister of Thailand M R Kukrit Pramoj ....
- Museum of Buddhist ArtMuseum of Buddhist ArtMuseum of Buddhist Art is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand....
- Hall of Railway HeritageHall of Railway HeritageHall of Railway Heritage is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand. It is a Sunday museum dedicated to trains and the railway located on the western side of Chatuchak Park adjacent to Kamphaeng Phe Road...
- Philatelic MuseumPhilatelic MuseumPhilatelic Museum is a philately museum in Dhaka, Bangladesh....
- Gem and Jewelry MuseumGem and Jewelry MuseumGem and Jewelry Museum is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand....
- Thai Handicraft MuseumThai Handicraft MuseumAbhisek Dusit Throne Hall or the Thai Handicraft Museum is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand....
- Bangkok Folk MuseumBangkok Folk MuseumBangkok Folk Museum is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand. It is located at Soi Charoen Krung 43, near the Sri Rat Expressway several hundred metres from the right bank of the Chao Phraya and the intersection of Charoen Krung Road and Maha Set Road....
- Rare Stone MuseumRare Stone MuseumRare Stone Museum is a museum that was previously located in Bang Rak district in Bangkok, Thailand but moved in 2008 to a new location in Pathum Thani Province just north of Bangkok...
- Bangkok Doll MuseumBangkok Doll MuseumBangkok Doll Museum is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand.The Bangkok Dolls Museum was established in 1956 by Khunying Thongkorn Chanthawimol, who was a renowned doll maker who trained in the Ozawa Doll School, in Tokyo, Japan...
- Bangkok Forensic Medicine Museum
- Corrections MuseumCorrections MuseumThe Bangkok Corrections Museum is an incarceration museum in Bangkok, Thailand. It is located on Maha Chai Road on the site of a former Bangkok maximum security prison built in 1890, during the reign of King Chulalongkorn Rama V. It was planned to follow the Brixton Prison of England...
- Siriraj Medical MuseumsSiriraj Medical MuseumsSiriraj Medical Museum is a medical museum in Bangkok, Thailand. It is located in the Siriraj Hospital and consists of several medical museums on the site including the Forensic Medicine Museum...
- Thai Labour Museum
- Gold Museum
- Pottery MuseumPottery museumThe Pottery museum is an art museum in Tabriz, Iran, established in one of the historical houses of the city known as Sarraflar’s house, which belongs to Qajar era.It includes the following sections:...
- Southeast Asian Ceramics MuseumSoutheast Asian Ceramics MuseumThe Southeast Asian Ceramics Museum is a ceramics museum in Bangkok, Thailand, covering ceramics in Southeast Asia.The museum opened on 11 May 2005 with exhibits on ancient pottery production in Thailand and the history of Thai and other Asian trade ceramics. This included around 200 ceramics...
- Madame Tussauds
- National Discovery Museum
- Children's Discovery Museum
- Bangkok AquariumBangkok AquariumThe Bangkok Aquarium , founded in 1940, is the oldest aquarium in Thailand. Located in Kasetsart University main campus, Bangkok, the aquarium is home to about 560 species of freshwater fishes native to Thailand as well as about 100 species of aquarium plants. The showcase species include Chao...
, Kasetsart UniversityKasetsart UniversityKasetsart University is a public university in Thailand and a top-ranked Public University in Thailand. It is ranked No.401-500 in the world by QS. It was also the first agricultural university and the third oldest university in Thailand... - Under Water World, Siam ParagonSiam ParagonSiam Paragon is a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. It is one of the biggest shopping centers in Asia. Opened on December 9, 2005, it includes a wide range of specialty stores and restaurants as well as a multiplex movie theater and the Siam Ocean World...
- Bangkokian Museum
- The Science Museum - EkamaiThe Science Museum - EkamaiThe Science Center for Education is a science museum in Bangkok, Thailand. It is located next to the Eastern Bus Terminal on Sukhumwit Road, and is a science exhibition centre. The museum has an aquarium, a computer world, a planetarium, and work shops/devices intended for children.-External links:*...
- The Royal Thai Air Force Museum
- Bangrak Museum
- Samphanthawong MuseumSamphanthawong MuseumSamphanthawong Museum is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand....
- Bangkok Noi MuseumBangkok Noi MuseumBangkok Noi District Museum is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand.It is located on the Thonburi bank of the Chao Phraya river near the Bangkok Noi canal...
- Bang Khun Thien MuseumBang Khun Thien MuseumBang Khun Thien Museum is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand. It is a community museum in Bang Khun Thian District on the Thonburi bank of the Chao Phraya River in southern Bangkok...
- National Sport Museum (U/C)
- Thailand Science ParkThailand Science ParkThailand Science Park is located in the town of Tha Khlong, Khlong Luang district, Pathum Thani province, near the city of Rangsit, north of Bangkok. Managed by the National Science and Technology Development Agency, under the Ministry of Science and Technology, it is the country's largest science...
- Wat Phra Kaeo Gallery
- Royal Portrait Gallery
- Bangkok Art and Cultural Centre :BACC
- Bangkok Metropolitan Museum of Contemporary ArtBangkok Metropolitan Museum of Contemporary ArtBangkok Art and Culture Centre is a contemporary arts museum in Bangkok, Thailand.-History:The plans for a contemporary art museum in Bangkok were initiated by Bangkok governor Bhichit Rattakul. Construction started in 2000, but was later halted due to funding problems and alleged corruption. In...
- Thailand Creative & Design Center :TCDC
- Fashion Trend CenterFashion Trend CenterFashion Trend Center is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand.It covers a total area of 500 square metres and is run by the government....
- Akko Art Gallery
- Jamjuree Art GalleryJamjuree Art GalleryJamjuree Art Gallery is an art museum owned by Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. Regular exhibits at the gallery include works of the university's students as well as "more experimental exhibits by rising local artists".-References:...
- Tadu Art GalleryTadu Art GalleryTadu Art Gallery is a private semi-commercial art gallery in Bangkok, Thailand with several group and solo shows of beginning or well known Thai and foreign artists....
- Queen Sirikit GalleryQueen Sirikit GalleryQueen Sirikit Gallery or Queens Gallery is an art museum in Bangkok, Thailand.The gallery was established in 2003 after the request by Queen Sirikit of Thailand to found a permanent public exhibition and promote the works of acclaimed and young Thai artists...
- Silapakorn University Art GallerySilapakorn University Art GallerySilapakorn University Art Gallery is an art gallery and museum in Bangkok, Thailand. It is located in a charming old building on the university's Tha Chang campus on Na Pralarn Road, directly north of the Bangkok Grand Palace and south of Wat Mahathat....
- Suan Dusit Art GallerySuan Dusit Art GallerySuan Dusit Art Gallery is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand....
- City GalleryCity GalleryCity Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in Leicester, England.The gallery exhibits arts and crafts including international work but also local work reflecting the city's cultural diversity making the gallery an important venue for artists to showcase their work. The gallery has links with local...
- Tang's GalleryTang's GalleryTang's Gallery is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand.Founded in 2001, the Tang gallery specialises in Chinese contemporary art. It has a display area of 330 square metres, exhibiting a wide range of forms of Chinese art ranging from landscapes, portraits, abstract, oil, acrylic and watercolour paintings...
- Thavibu GalleryThavibu GallerySince its establishment in 1998, Thavibu Gallery in Bangkok, Thailand has been keeping abreast with the growth of contemporary art practices of Thailand, Vietnam and Burma and has since been showcasing the art that best reflects the cultural identity of these countries...
- Thai, Vietnamese and Burmese contemporary art - Bangkok University GalleryBangkok University GalleryBangkok University Gallery is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand.The Bangkok University Gallery is a private gallery near the port, which displays the work of young Thai artists as well as established ones and focuses on more obscure and experimental multidisciplinary art....
- Marsi Gallery
- Bangkok Gallery
- Thai Art Gallery (Siam Paragon)
- H GalleryH GalleryH Gallery is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand. It is located in the centre of Bangkok, in a 125-year-old Anglo-Thai mansion.Established in 1999, the two-storey gallery specialises in contemporary art, displaying paintings, photography and textiles from Thai and Asian artists....
- Japan Foundation Gallery
- ZEN Event Gallery