This is a list of notable museums, exhibitions, and in galleries Bangkok.
| Name | District | Type | Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall | Historic building | |||
| Phasi Charoen | Art, Theater | Thai art, performance art (puppetry) | ||
| Bang Khun Thian | Local | Local history, culture, farming | ||
| Bangkok Aquarium, Kasetsart University | Aquarium | |||
| Art | Contemporary art | |||
| Prison | Former prison depicting prison life in Thailand | |||
| Toy | Features over 400 Thai handmade dolls depicting Thai life and culture, as well as costumes from around the world | |||
| History | Lifestyles of middle-class Bangkokians during World War II and its aftermath | |||
| Bangkok National Museum | Multiple | Thai art and history | ||
| Local | Local history, culture | |||
| Science | Astronomy | |||
| Bangkok University Gallery | Art | Focus is on more obscure and experimental multidisciplinary art | ||
| Bang Rak Museum | Local | Part of Bangkok Folk Museum | ||
| Numismatic | History of Thai currency and the Bank of Thailand | |||
| Religious | Buddhist temple with displays of religious art about Buddha | |||
| Chamchuree Art Gallery | Art | Operated by Chulalongkorn University, student art and works by rising artists | ||
| Gem and Jewelry Museum | Gems, minerals, mining, jewelry | |||
| Religious | including the Museum of the Emerald Buddha Temple | |||
| Art | Contemporary art including paintings, photography and textiles from Thai and Asian artists[1] | |||
| Hall of Railway Heritage | Railway | History of trains, includes steam engines, train models, and miniature trains | ||
| Historic house | Complex of old Thai buildings displaying historic styles and featuring a collection of Asian art and antiques | |||
| Kamthieng House Museum | Historic house | Run by the Siam Society under royal patronage, 160-year-old traditional teakwood house representing traditional Lan Na Thai way of life | ||
| King Prajadhipok Museum | Royal life | |||
| King Rama VI Museum | Military history | |||
| M.R. Kukrit's House | Historic house | Home of former Prime Minister of Thailand M R Kukrit Pramoj | ||
| Wax | Wax museum[2] | |||
| Museum of Animal Parasitology | Pathum Wan | Animal Parasitology | Old U-shape building, Faculty of Veterinary, Chulalongkorn University | |
| Museum of Buddhist Art | Art | |||
| Museum of Counterfeit Goods | Law enforcement | |||
| Museum of Geology | Pathum Wan | Geology | Geology building, ground floor, Department of geology, Faculty of science, Chulalongkorn University | |
| Museum of Human Body | Pathum Wan | Human Body | The first Human Body Museum in Southeast Asia[3] operated by Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University | |
| Museum of Imagery Technology | Photography | Development of cameras and photography, science and art of photography, operated by Chulalongkorn University | ||
| Museum of Natural History | Pathum Wan | Natural History | Biology building 1, Second floor, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University | |
| Museum of Thai Classical Music | Pathum Wan | Thai Classical Music | Central Audio-Visual Education Center, 3rd floor, Mahathirarachanusorn building, Chulalongkorn University | |
| Museum of Thai Medicinal Herbs and Pharmaceutical History | Pathum Wan | Thai medicinal herbs and pharmaceutical history | Osotsala Building, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chulalongkorn University | |
| History | ||||
| Nai Lert Park Heritage Home | Pathum Wan | Historic building | Historic home of Nai Lert | |
| National Gallery of Thailand | Art | Classical and contemporary arts of renowned Thai artists | ||
| National Museum of Royal Barges | Maritime | |||
| Patpong Museum | Bang Rak | History | History of Patpong from early Chinese settlers to present day | |
| Pediatric Surgery Museum | Pathum Wan | Pediatric Surgery | Sirinthorn Building, ground floor, next to Pahurad lecture room, Chulalongkorn University | |
| Phaya Thai Palace Museum | Historic building | |||
| Historic building | ||||
| Prasart Museum | Art | Private museum with antiques from all Thai periods | ||
| Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre | Ethnography | Regional anthropology, archaeology, history, art history, culture, ceramics | ||
| Professor Kasin Suvatabhandhu Herbarium | Pathum Wan | Botany | Botany building, 4th floor, department of botany, faculty of science, Chulalongkorn University | |
| Queen Sirikit Gallery | Art | Works of acclaimed and young Thai artists | ||
| Rare Stone Museum | Natural history | Gems, minerals, fossils | ||
| History | Also known as Chang Ton National Museum. Exhibits about the history and role of the white elephant as a royal symbol. | |||
| Royal Thai Air Force Museum | Aerospace | Airplanes and aviation equipment used by the Royal Thai Air Force | ||
| Samphanthawong Museum | Ethnic | History of early Chinese immigrants | ||
| Science Centre for Education | Science | Hands-on interactive science and natural history exhibits | ||
| Silpakorn University Art Gallery | Art | Operated by Silpakorn University, contemporary art | ||
| Art | Modern art | |||
| Siriraj Medical Museum | Medical | History of modern medicine in Thailand, exhibits include anatomy, congenital disorders, forensic pathology, pathology, Thai traditional medicine, toxicology | ||
| Span's Cultural Gallery | Art | Arts centre with heritage of Thai and international folk costumes | ||
| Dusit | Art | |||
| Art | Groups of traditional Thai houses displaying antiquities, sculpture, musical instruments, decorative artifacts; includes the Marsi Gallery | |||
| Tadu Art Gallery | Art | Thai contemporary art and culture | ||
| Tang's Gallery | Art | Chinese contemporary art | ||
| Art | In Siam Paragon | |||
| Economics | Evolution and development of the country's financial and banking systems | |||
| Thai Flag Museum | History | |||
| Dusit | Art | |||
| History | In Nakhon Pathom Province, fiberglass figures reflecting Thailand's history | |||
| Thai Labour Museum | History | History of the labour movement in Thailand | ||
| Thai Life Permanent Exhibition Hall | History | In the Thailand Cultural Centre; history of the Thai people and different aspects of Thai culture | ||
| Thai Philatelic Museum | Stamps and the postal system | |||
| Thavibu Gallery | Art | Thai, Vietnamese, and Burmese contemporary art | ||
| Natural history | In Siam Paragon, aquarium | |||
| Snail Museum of Thailand | Pathum Wan | Snail museum | Second floor, room 218, Biology building (white building), faculty of science, Chulalongkorn University | |
| Historic house | ||||
| Dusit | Historic house | Former royal palace of King Rama V, features mementos, photographs, personal art and handicrafts, and serves as a showcase of the Thai national heritage | ||
| Sombat Permpoon Gallery | Art Gallery | The largest commercial art gallery in Thailand. Founded in 1979 is one of Thailand's leading collectors of Thailand's national artists.[4] | ||
| Rock Around Asia Gallery | Art Gallery | Southeast Asian art, contemporary art, khon masks, marbles, paintings, earthenware | ||
| Wajawittayawatt Museum | Pathum Wan | Dental machines and devices | Wajawittayawatt Building, first floor, Faculty of Dentistry[5] | |
| West Eden Gallery | Watthana | Art Gallery | Contemporary Art | |
| Richard Koh Gallery | Watthana | Art Gallery | Contemporary South East Asian Art | |
| SAC Gallery | Watthana | Art Gallery | Contemporary South East Asian Art | |
| Bangkok CityCity | Sathorn | Art Gallery | Contemporary Thai Art | |
| La Lanta Fine Art | Yan Nawa | Art Gallery | Contemporary Art | |
| Nova Contemporary | Pathum Wan | Art Gallery | Contemporary Art |