HALF-DAY : Bangkok Art Galleries Explore
09:00 hrs
Meet your English-speaking guide in the hotel’s lobby. Visit several art galleries as follow :
National Gallery (open Wednesday - Sunday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m)
- The Celebration Room Exhibition : the King's Paintings
This area is the first area at the main entrance where the paintings of the two Thai kings who have a great talent in art are displayed, set of water color paintings portrayed the play Sakuntala by His Majesty King Vajiravudth, and the works of His Majesty King Bhumiphol Adulyadej in witch graceiously lent to the National Gallery in 1987.
- Senior Artists Room
The area display works in modern art from the time this kind of art introduced to the country in which contain of artworks from the Thai pioneer artists such as Professor Silpa Bhirasri, Kien Yimsiri, Fua Haribitak, Misiem Yipinsoi, Sawadi Tantisook and etcContemporary Artists Room The contemporary period from 1967 until the present day is represented by pieces from the famous artists of the younger generation such as Chakabhan Posayakrit, Pratuang Emjarern, Nontiwat Chanthanapalin and etc.
- Traditional Thai art
The exhibition is taken the second floor area of the front building displayed old and precious works from the past including banners, copy paintings of the old mural from the temples wall, and the paintings from the early Bangkok period.
- Temporary Exhibition
The National Gallery also provides a space for temporary exhibition in which opens for various programs from quality artists in residence and aboard on view to the public every month.
The Queen’s Gallery (open Tuesday - Thursday 10.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.)
The gallery built to commemorate H.M. the Queen of Thailand displays rotating exhibits as well as a branch of the queen’s SUPPORT Foundation shops.sidence and aboard on view to the public every month.
Visit Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) is a contemporary arts centre in Bangkok, Thailand. 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.