Explore Thailand’s art history through Silpa Bhirasri’s works

The National Museum Silpa Bhirasri Memorial has reopened to the public for a limited two-month period, offering art enthusiasts and history buffs a unique opportunity to explore the legacy of Silpa Bhirasri, widely regarded as the father of modern Thai art. The exhibition traces the development of art alongside the history of Bangkok’s Rattanakosin era through the works and ideas of Bhirasri, an Italian-born sculptor who became a major figure in Thailand’s modern art movement.

Born Corrado Feroci in Florence, Italy, in 1892, Bhirasri came to Thailand to work in government service during the reign of King Rama VI and later became a key figure in the development of formal art education in Thailand. He founded and taught at the School of Fine Arts, which was later elevated to Silpakorn University, where he became the first dean of its Faculty of Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Arts.

As part of the special opening, visitors can now enter the Hall of Sculpture, where they can see original sculpture models and learn about traditional casting and metalworking processes.

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