Art & Culture

Swatch and Audemars Piguet launch Royal Pop, an eight-colour Bioceramic pocket watch collection inspired by Royal Oak and 1990s Swatch Pop.

La Mode en Majesté opens in Paris from May 13 to November 1, celebrating royal Thai dress and Thailand-France diplomatic ties

Thailand’s Royal Ploughing Ceremony points to scarce water, good lowland harvests, food abundance and stronger foreign trade following the sacred oxen’s choices.

Thai street artist MUEBON and Norway’s Martin Whatson bring graffiti, stencil art and contemporary culture together in Bangkok exhibition

Loei’s Phi Khon Nam 2026 festival in Chiang Khan drew Thai and foreign visitors as Ban Na Sao villagers staged masked dances to honour ancestral spirits and pray for seasonal rain.

The handover of 3,000-year-old artefacts marks a strategic move to transform local archaeological sites into world-class cultural tourism destinations

Her Royal Highness oversees final preparations for a major exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, celebrating 170 years of Thai-French diplomacy

An exhibition at Siam Paragon celebrates HRH Princess Sirivannavari's fusion of Thai heritage and modern fashion, backed by over 541 registered intellectual property works

The government is inviting residents and tourists to join a five-day Rattanakosin anniversary celebration across three Bangkok venues, blending digital experiences, night-time heritage and community culture.

Sangkhla Buri’s Mon community keeps a rare Songkran tradition alive, bathing monks through bamboo channels at Wat Wang Wiwekaram in Kanchanaburi

With more than 40 million international visitors travelling to Japan each year, interest in the country’s traditional culture is rising.

Culture Minister Sabeeda Thaised praised Nike’s special-edition Dunk Low “Som Tum”, inspired by the Thai dish som tam, as a sign of Thai soft power reaching global fashion through creative design.

Nakhon Si Thammarat’s 1,200-year-old Nang Dan procession returns as a rare Songkran ritual blending Brahmin heritage, sacred symbolism and local faith.