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The National Gallery

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The National Museum Gallery

History of The National Gallery The National Gallery, also called Chao Fa Gallery, is located on Chao Fa Road, Khet Phra Nakhon. It was the area of the Boworn Sathan Mongkol Mansion or the 'Front Palace' (Wang Na) during the reign of King Phutthayotfa Chulalok Maharaj, whom the Chao Fa Road was named after. (Prathum, 1989: 9)
Later, King Chulachomklao Chaoyuhua ordered the establishment of the new and modern Mint. It was situated alongside the old city moat, not far from Chanasongkram Temple. In order to build the Mint, the Front Palace has to be demolished. Thus, all affected members of the royal family were compensated by the King, and he also built them their new palaces. Once the mint was established, King Rama IV bestowed on it the name of "Sitthikarn Mint". (Prathum, 1999: 10)
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Division of National Museums (1974), the Fine Arts Department aimed to establish a museum of modern art. Hence, it requested to renovate and convert the Sitthikarn Mint into a national gallery. The Treasury Department bestowed the deserted building to the Fine Arts Department on 19 April 1974 as the place for establishing the “National Art Gallery”. The main objectives of the gallery were to store and exhibit visual arts of well-known Thai and foreign artists, and to be a learning and research centre for Thai traditional and contemporary art. (Jira 1989: 67-68)
The grand opening of The National Gallery took place on 8 August 1977 to celebrate Queen Sirikit's 72nd birthday since she was the royal patron of Thai arts and crafts. Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presided over the opening ceremony.
To celebrate its 27th anniversary, the art gallery published a guide book for the gallery tour. The book also provided information about visual arts in Thailand for students and the public. Shortly afterwards, the gallery was closed for maintenance and renamed to “The National Gallery,” which was in accordance to the National Historical Sites Act, B.E. 2504. It was reopened to public on 5 May 1978.
On 15 September 1983, The Treasury Department presented buildings and some part of its land to the National Gallery, which gave it more space to develop and expand the exhibition area. With such improvement, the place has been able to fully accommodate both the artists and the public, and able to fulfil its duty as a gallery of national level until present time.

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Formerly a mint factory building It was built in the reign of King Rama V in accordance with the Western architecture of the Revival period. In the period of “100 years of the Thai Museum”, the Fine Arts Department has a project to establish a modern art museum. The Treasury Department gave this building to use as the location of the museum. The opening ceremony was held on August 8, 1977 in the name of “National Art Gallery”, then the year 1998 was renamed. “National Museum of Art”

Nowadays, it is a center for collecting and exhibiting art works of Thai traditional, ancient and contemporary styles by well-known Thai and foreign artists. Including exhibiting the paintings of the King To give people the opportunity to appreciate the ability and genius in the creation of art works

Services

Group tour service (Must make a book before requesting to visit)

Admission Fee
  • Thai retail card 30 baht, foreigner 200 baht
  • Tickets include Thai citizens 60 baht, foreigners 350 baht.
  • Students in uniforms of monks, novices and priests of various religions And seniors (aged 60 years and over) do not pay an entrance fee.
Contact Information

No. 4 Chaofa Road, Chanasongkhram Sub-district, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok 10200
Telephone: 0-2281-2224 Fax: 0-2282-8525
Business hours: Wednesday – Sunday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, closed on Monday, Tuesday and public holidays.

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