The Office of National Museums, Fine Arts Department, Ministry of Culture, held a press conference to announce Thai Museum Day 2026, under the theme “Thai Museums: The Bridges Uniting the World.” The event was presided over by Ms. Yuthika Isarangkun Na Ayutthaya, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, with welcoming remarks from Mr. Tossaporn Srisaman, Deputy Director-General of the Fine Arts Department. Also joining the press conference were Dr. Twarath Sutabutr, Director of the Office of Knowledge Management and Development; Ms. Chatkaew Lertphaitoon, Deputy Secretary-General of the Office of the Constitutional Court; and Assistant Professor Dr. Sarawoot Watechagit, Director of Mahidol University Library and Knowledge Center. The announcement took place on 9 September 2026 at the Siwamokhaphiman Hall, National Museum Bangkok.
As part of the event, a special learning activity titled “รากนครา มรรคาแห่งรัตนโกสินทร์” took visitors on a tour of key historical sites on Rattanakosin Island, following Na Phra That Road, Na Phra Lan Road, and Rachini Road. Stops included the Thawon Watthu Building, the Vajirañāṇa Library, the Fine Arts Department Building, Sanam Luang, the Silpa Bhirasri Memorial National Museum, the Sculpture Prototype Hall and Art Centre Silpakorn University, the National Museum Bangkok, and Wat Bowon Sathan Sutthawat.
From 19–21 September, everyone is invited to follow more details on learning activities exploring art and culture through the Fine Arts Department’s Thai Museum Network, covering three more routes:
Route 2 – 19 September, led by Mahidol University, Salaya Campus: a learning activity exploring museums within the education network, showcasing models for promoting health and well-being, agricultural ways of life, the King’s philosophy, archives documenting community life along Khlong Mahasawat, and ethnography, among other topics.
Route 3 – 20 September, led by the Museum Siam: an exploration of communities and old neighborhoods on the Thonburi side of the river, which form an important foundation of the city’s development, along with a look at how communities on the Bangkok side have changed from the past to the present, plus activities on collaboration within the museum network.
Route 4 – 21 September, led by the Constitutional Court Museum: activities promoting understanding of the roles of judicial and medical institutions as key pillars of national development, held at the Constitutional Court Museum and the Siriraj Museum.
The Office of National Museums, Fine Arts Department, invites everyone to join the Thai Museum Network on Routes 2–4 from 19–21 September, and to be part of a learning journey that will help move Thai society confidently and sustainably onto the world stage. For updates and more details, follow: Facebook — Thai Museum Day and Office of National Museums, Thailand
