Contemporary art
Play
The Cabinet yesterday approved more than Bt1 billion in funding to turn an old building on Rajadamnoen Avenue into a contemporary art centre, Culture Minister Sukumol Kunplome said yesterday. The Office of Contemporary Art and Culture will spend Bt1.06 bi
Chai Nakornchai, direc?tor-general of the office, said that about Bt179 million would be spent renovating the building, which would take 10 months to finish.
Sukumol said the Budget Bureau agreed the centre would become a learning centre and tourist site for contemporary art, which would promote Thai culture and tourism.
Chai said it would also house national artists’ work, currently kept in a place where they were at risk of damage. The project is in honour of HM the King’s 84th birthday.
