What's on
Art & Museums in Bangkok
From royal collections to a nine-storey spiral of contemporary Thai art. Exhibitions rotate — check each museum's live programme.
BACC — The Guggenheim-style white spiral facing MBK: free entry, rotating Thai contemporary shows on nine floors. Programme: bacc.or.th
MOCA Bangkok — Five floors and 800+ works: the largest private collection of Thai art, assembled by one telecom billionaire; the top floor alone is worth the taxi north. mocabangkok.com
Bangkok National Museum — Southeast Asia's largest museum, housed in a real 18th-century palace of the 'second kings' Bangkok forgot it had. Free English tours Wed & Thu mornings.
Museum Siam — Asks 'what exactly is Thai?' with playful, hands-on galleries inside a neoclassical former ministry. museumsiam.org
What's showing this week — BK Magazine and Time Out Bangkok run live exhibition calendars for galleries across the city.