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What’s New, Bangkok?
The Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles
Ratsadakorn-Bhibhathana Building, Grand Palace, www.qsmtthailand.org
The
textiles museum is located to the right of the visitors’ entrance to the Grand
Palace. It collects, displays, preserves, and serves as a centre for textiles from East,
South, and Southeast Asia with the emphasis on Thailand, its royal court and HM
Queen Sirikit. Exhibitions change periodically.
Museum of Contemporary Art
Vibhavadi Rangsit Rd, www.mocabangkok.com
The
museum houses an important collection of Thai contemporary art acquired over
two decades by business entrepreneur Boonchai Bencharongkul. Over 400 artworks
are on display in the 20,000 square meter, six-storey building. Several spaces are
dedicated to Thailand’s most famous artists from different generations.
The Museum of Floral Culture
Samsen Rd. Soi 28, YaekOngkarak13
Take
a tour in the beautifully preserved,
100-year-old teak mansion with colonial
architecture to learn about Thai floral
culture, an important part of the Thai way
of life. The museum also features unique
exhibits of important floral cultures from
civilizations across Asia such as India,
China, Japan, Laos and Bali/Indonesia.
Kathmandu Photo Gallery
Pan road (near Indian Temple), off Silom
road, Bangrak,www.kathmandu-bkk.com
The
charming gallery was established
by famous Thai photographer Manit
Sriwanichpoom and is located in a
beautifully restored, pre-war shop house
on Silom Road, near the Indian (Sri
Mariamma) Temple. The art on display
focuses on photography across a diverse
subject matter and a book corner offers
a few art, photography and spiritually
adventurous titles.
Museum Siam
Phra Nakhon, www.museumsiam.com
Set
in a neoclassical house, Museum
Siam answers the question “What is
the meaning of Thai-ness?” This is a
fun, interactive museum beginning in
prehistoric times and moving through
different periods until the present day.
In each room, there are visual effects and
activities like dressing in old Thai clothing
and shooting cannons.