Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
NUMBER 1 GALLERY
(
www.number1gallery.com
;
4th fl, Silom Galleria, 919/1 Th Silom; 10am-7pm Mon-Sat; Surasak exit 3)
F
This relatively new gallery has featured the attention-grabbing contemporary work of Thai
artists such as Vasan Sitthiket, Sutee Kunavichayanont and Thaweesak Srithongdee.
ART GALLERY
THAVIBU GALLERY
(
www.thavibu.com
;
4th fl, Silom Galleria, 919/1 Th Silom; 11am-7pm Tue-Sat; Surasak exit 3)
F
Thavibu is an amalgam of Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar (Burma). The gallery special-
ises in contemporary paintings by younger and emerging artists from the three countries.
ART GALLERY
H GALLERY
ART GALLERY
(
www.hgallerybkk.com
;
201 Soi 12, Th Sathon Neua (North); 10am-6pm Wed-Sat, by appointment Tue;
Chong Nonsi exit 1)
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Housed in a refurbished colonial-era wooden building, H is considered
among the city's leading private galleries. It's also seen as a jumping-off point for Thai
artists with international ambitions, such as Jakkai Siributr and Somboon Hormthien-
thong.
TOP SIGHTS
BANGKOKIAN MUSEUM
The Bangkokian Museum consists of a collection of three
antique structures
and illus-
trates an often-overlooked period of Bangkok's history. The main building was built
in 1937 as a home for the Surawadee family and, as the signs inform us, was finished
by Chinese carpenters on time and for less than the budgeted 2400B (which would
barely buy a door handle today). It is filled with beautiful wooden furniture and the
detritus of postwar family life, and offers a fascinating window into the period. An
adjacent two-storey shophouse contains themed displays of similar items on the
ground floor (don't miss the replicated traditional Thai kitchen), while the upper
level
Bang Rak Museum
profiles Khet Bang Rak, the district in which the compound is
located. The third building, at the back of the block, was built in 1929 as a surgery
for an Indian doctor, though he died soon after arriving in Thailand. A visit takes the
form of an informal guided tour in halting English, and photography is encouraged.