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ICONSIAM hosts exclusive evening welcoming LACMA executives and Thai artists
Published on 05/02/2026
» ICONSIAM, the global landmark on the banks of the Chao Phraya River, steadfast in its mission to become a global hub for artistic collaboration and cultural exchange, recently had the distinct honour of hosting an exclusive dinner reception. The event welcomed Michael Govan, CEO and Director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), one of the world’s most influential museums and art institutions, together with his esteemed delegation during their official visit to Thailand.
Paying for a selfie: Rome starts charging for Trevi Fountain
AFP, Published on 03/02/2026
» ROME - Italy's Trevi Fountain launched a new ticketing system Monday, making the famous Rome landmark the latest tourist site to charge entry in a bid to raise funds and battle overcrowding.
PM backs Children’s Day message
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 08/01/2026
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Thursday urged children and young people to embrace the motto of National Children’s Day 2026, “Love Thailand, Care for the World.”
A year in art
Life, Published on 29/12/2025
» Since Thailand's art scene flourished this year, especially in Bangkok, city residents had access to a diverse range of art. As the year draws to an end, Life spoke with Sukontip Nakasem, founder of Warin Lab Contemporary & La Lanta Fine Art, and Voravuj Sujjaporamest, founder of VS Gallery, about highlights and significant art events that happened this year. While Warin Lab Contemporary is renowned for presenting prevailing issues related to ecology and the environment, VS Gallery stands out for presenting issues related to marginalised people.
Tsunami lessons must live on
News, Published on 26/12/2025
» Twenty-one years after the 2004 tsunami almost wiped out Ban Nam Khem, the small fishing village is coping with changing geological, demographic and employment woes while struggling to keep its way of life and passing on lessons of survival to future generations.
Bangkok welcomes Dib, the city’s first contemporary art museum
Published on 23/12/2025
» The city is raving about the opening of the contemporary art museum @dibbangkok, a stunning and modern space in the heart of the capital, overseen by founder and chairman Purat Osathanugraph, who drew inspiration from his late father, renowned collector and champion of the art world, Petch Osathanugrah.
Japanese buyer shows off $10-million handbag
Published on 12/11/2025
» TOKYO - The original bag custom-made for the late actress Jane Birkin, which became a design icon, was shown off in Tokyo on Wednesday by the Japanese company that purchased it for a record €8.6 million ($10 million) at Sotheby’s in Paris earlier this year.
King Tut's collection displayed for first time at Egypt's grand museum
AFP, Published on 05/11/2025
» CAIRO - Thousands of visitors streamed through the Grand Egyptian Museum on Tuesday as almost the entire collection of King Tutankhamun's treasures -- over 4,500 artefacts -- was displayed together for the first time since the young pharaoh's tomb was discovered in 1922.
Ready for it? Swifties swarm German museum to see Ophelia painting
AFP, Published on 03/11/2025
» WIESBADEN, Germany - Taylor Swift fans sang and danced on Sunday to her new hit The Fate of Ophelia at a German museum exhibiting a painting thought to have inspired the video for the chart-topper.
Two Thai cities added in Unesco creative city list
News, Online Reporters, Published on 01/11/2025
» Two Thai provinces – Nan in the North and Songkhla in the South - have been recognised as new members of Unesco Creative Cities network (UCCN) of 2025.