Museum of Modern Art MOCA

The Museum of Modern Art (MOSA) opened on April 18, 2012 in Bangkok. It was founded by local billionaire Bunchai Bencharongkul, who collected paintings for 30 years.

The museum consists of 400 works of contemporary art from the founder’s personal collection, of which 90 percent belong to Thai artists, so the museum tells the story of Thai history of the last 60 years.

The museum building consists of 5 floors with a total area of 20,000 square meters, on which the works of more than 100 artists are placed. The museum houses around 100 works by world-renowned Thai artist Thawan Duchanee. Other artists whose works are presented here are Hem Vejakorn, Chalermchai Kositpipat, Suchao Sisganes, Thawee Nandakwang, Chalem Nakiraks.

In addition to avant-garde paintings, the museum presents sculptures, folk art, traditional Thai paintings, which fully form the visitor’s opinion about Thai culture.