National Gallery (Thailand)
พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติ หอศิลป | |
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| Established | 8 August 1977 |
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| Location | Phra Nakhon District |
| Coordinates | 13°45′32″N 100°29′38″E / 13.7589460672°N 100.493842363°E |
| Type | art gallery |
The National Gallery (
Phra Nakhon District, and is housed in the building of the former Royal Thai Mint
. The gallery's collections range from traditional Thai art to the Western-influenced portraiture of the 19th century and modern and contemporary works.
History
The building that houses the Gallery was built in 1902 as the site of the Royal Mint. It was designed in the neo-
Palladian style by Italian engineer Carlo Allegri. The mint, which employed imported European machinery, operated here until 1968.[1]
On April 19, 1974, the Treasury Department and Ministry of Finance presented the old Royal Mint building to the
Queen Sirikit's birthday which took place on 12 August.[2]
Space
| Permanent exhibition | 930.5 m2 (10,016 sq ft) |
| Temporary exhibition | 1,410 m2 (15,177 sq ft) |
| Auditorium | 475 m2 (5,113 sq ft) |
| Recreation | 500 m2 (5,382 sq ft) |
| Office | 815 m2 (8,773 sq ft) |
| Total[2] | 4,130 m2 (44,455 sq ft) |
See also
References
- ISBN 9786167384061.
- ^ a b Thailand Museum - National Gallery - History. Retrieved March 8, 2007.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to National Gallery of Thailand.
- Thailand Museum - National Gallery (in English)
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