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Bangkok Art Biennale 2026 opens 29 October at 11 venues, including Wat Arun and Wat Pho
By Cesar RodriguezUpdated
The fifth Bangkok Art Biennale runs from 29 October 2026 to 28 February 2027, with more than 200 works by 72 artists across 11 venues.
The fifth Bangkok Art Biennale opens on 29 October 2026 and closes on 28 February 2027. This edition is titled "Angels & Mara" and shows more than 200 works by 72 artists of 29 nationalities, TAT said in a release dated 28 October.
The 11 venues are Wat Arun, Wat Pho, Wat Prayoon, the National Museum Bangkok, Museum Siam, the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, the Art Centre at Silpakorn University, Alliance Française Bangkok, One Bangkok, centralwOrld and Siam Paragon. Two named pieces: Leiko Ikemura's Memento Mori at Wat Pho and Liu Jianhua's Square (Siamese Triangle) at the National Museum. Two side programmes, BAB Plus and BAB Fringe, add galleries and independent spaces in Bangkok and nearby provinces.
The 2024 edition drew more than 1.2 million visitors, according to TAT. The release gives no opening hours or ticket details; the organisers post schedules on Facebook and Instagram under BkkArtBiennale.
Source: TAT Newsroom. Summary written by Best of Thailand; read the original for the full report.
