The National Gallery of Bangkok is the state museum of Thai art, on Chao Fa Road near the Sanam Luang field. It occupies the former Royal Mint, a neoclassical building of 1902 that the Mint left in 1968; the gallery opened there on 5 May 1978 and is run by the Fine Arts Department. Its rooms, with thick walls and tall arched windows, show Thai works from the 17th century to today as well as temporary exhibitions. Admission is THB 200 for foreign visitors; allow 1 to 1.5 hours.
Highlights
The permanent collection
The permanent exhibition rooms (about 930 sq m according to Wikipedia) show modern Thai painting and sculpture, in high-ceilinged rooms where bronze busts and canvases stand out against coloured walls.
Temporary exhibitions
The programme changes through the year: find out what is on before you come.
The former Royal Mint
The building, a registered national monument, was designed for the Royal Thai Mint, founded in 1902; its thick load-bearing walls and symmetrical plan are typical of early 20th-century European-inspired industrial architecture.
A museum district
The gallery is a few minutes' walk from the National Museum, Sanam Luang and Wat Mahathat, so a cultural half-day is easy to put together.
Infos pratiques
Tips
Ticket THB 200 for foreign visitors and THB 30 for Thais; free for monks and schoolchildren in uniform (prices checked in October 2026). Photos without flash are generally allowed, unless an exhibition says otherwise. The gallery is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays and on public holidays: do not count on it early in the week. Combine it with the National Museum, the Rattanakosin Exhibition Hall or, for free contemporary art, the BACC. See also our guide to free museums for ticket-free alternatives.
How to get there
Chao Fa Road, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200. Express boat to Phra Arthit pier (N13) then a 10 to 15 minute walk; MRT Sanam Chai or Sam Yot, then a short taxi or tuk-tuk ride. There is no BTS station nearby.
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