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42 ❯❯ The Top 10 of Everything

Museums and Art Galleries

National Museum
1 upstairs, and there is an art market
An accurate overview of the
in the courtyard each weekend.
evolution of Thai culture is laid out
Museum of
in the National Museum (see pp16– 4
17) through exquisite Contemporary Art
Sukhothai, Ayutthaya, MAP T5 • Vibhavadi Rangsit
Rattanakosin, and Lanna Road, Chatuchak • 02 016
artifacts. Don’t miss the 5666 • Open 10am–5pm
Ramkhamhaeng stone, Tue–Fri, 11am–6pm Sat
bearing the oldest known & Sun • Adm • www.
inscription using the Thai moca.bangkok.com
alphabet, the Royal Funeral This modernist five-story
Chariots Gallery, and the museum is the pride of
Buddhaisawan Chapel. Thai contemporary artists,
with more than 800 pieces
Royal Barge
2 galleries are dedicated to the
on permanent display. Entire
Museum
Housed in a dry-dock ware- works of Thailand’s most
house, this museum features famous artists, including
eight gleaming barges, each Chalermchai Kositpipat
nearly 165 ft (50 m) long, that Royal Barge and Tawan Dachanee.
are used only for special royal Museum
H Gallery
events. The biggest and most 5
important barge, Suphannahongse, MAP N6 • 201 Sathorn
carries the king himself (see p96). Soi 12 • 085 021 5508 • Open 10am–
6pm Wed–Mon • www.hgallery
National Gallery
3 bkk.com
Situated in a colonial building on
Both traditional and contem-
porary Thai art are featured at this Silom Road, H Gallery mainly exhibits
gallery (see p72). There are also abstract works by con tem po rary
many temporary exhibitions. Temple Asian artists such as Cambodian
banners are displayed in the section artist Sopheap Pich’s sculptures.
CHAKRABONGSE BANGLAMPHU RATCHADAMNOEN NOK KRUNG KASEM PHITSANULOK 13 km PHAYA THAI
Bangkoknoi/ Phaya Thai
Thon Buri LAN LUANG
PHRANNOK DINSO KLANG CHAKKAPH ATDI PHONG PRATUNAM
FUANG NAKHON
MAHA CHAI
KALAYANA MAITRI P H AYATHA I-BA NGKH LO E X PR E SSWAY Ratchathewi
P E T C H A B U R I
SIAM
BANGKOK CHAI SANAM TI THONG WORA CHAK BAMRUNG MUANG SQUARE
NOI PHAHURAT CHINATOWN RAMA I Siam
BAN MO TRI PHET CHAK PHET CHAKKRAWAT CHAROEN KRUNG KRUNG KASEM BANTHAT THON G National Ratchadamri
Central
Stadium
Chao Phraya
MAHATHAT
SAMPHAN Hua P H AYA T H A I
THAWONG Lampong HENRI DUNANT
AR U N A M ARIN
PR ACHATHIPOK CHAROE N KRUNG (NEW RD) BANG RAK R AMA IV Lumphini
BANGKOK YAI KHLONG SAN Sam Yan RATCHADAMRI
S I P R AYA
Park
Sala
P H E T K A S E M I N T H R A R A P H I TA K Chao Phraya S UR AWON G Daeng Silom
Chong
Krung CHAROEN NAKHON S I LO M Nonsi
0 km 1 Thonburi S AT H O RN N UA
0 miles 1 SATHORN NUA S AT HO R N TA I
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