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Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC)

Bangkok (Pathum Wan) · Bangkok · Thailand

Art and territoryCommons and belonging2008

A public art centre opened in 2008 at the Pathumwan junction. It exists because in 2001 artists, students, cultural organisations and media opposed the then governor's plan to turn the project into a shopping centre, and in 2005 the city and the sector signed a declaration of cooperation. In July 2025, after a visit by city officials with Chinese embassy staff, works in an exhibition critical of authoritarianism were removed or covered. It shows both what civic pressure can win and how fragile that is.

Led by
The BACC Foundation, set up by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration after the cultural sector mobilised
Status
Active
Participation
Institution led, participatory
Visitable
Yes, public art centre
Contact
No public contact on record
Last reviewed
27 September 2026

Verification

Partially verified

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  • Unverified starting knowledge, sources pending

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