Dib Bangkok
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Dib Bangkok

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Tita Honghirunkham
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Time Out says

Bangkok’s contemporary art scene gets a serious upgrade with Dib Bangkok, a 7,000sqm museum set inside a former 1980s warehouse near Khlong Toei.

Designed by Kulapat Yantrasast, the building strips back to raw concrete while preserving original Thai-Chinese details. The standout feature is a sawtooth skylight that floods galleries with soft natural light — ideal for the museum’s ambitious programming.

The inaugural show, (In)visible Presence, runs until Aug 3, 2026, featuring 81 works from 40 Thai and international artists. It’s polished, expansive, and clearly built with global ambition.

Where: Sukhumvit Soi 40
Hours: Thu-Mon 10am-7pm (closed Tue-Wed)
Entry: B550 (Thai) / B700 (non-Thai)

dibbangkok.org

Details

Address
111 Soi Sukhumvit 40, Phra Khanong, Khlong Toei
Bangkok
10110
Price:
B550 (Thai) / B700 (non-Thai)
Opening hours:
Thu-Mon 10am-7pm (closed Tue-Wed)

What’s on

Experience 81 works exploring invisible memories across three floors at Dib Bangkok's debut show

(In)visible Presence opens Dib Bangkok with a quiet confidence. Think a painted gust of wind, music shaped by half-remembered summers and the soft trace of herbal medicine lingering longer than expected. The show asks how we hold on to what matters when it cannot be seen, while also nodding to the many people, some now gone, who helped turn this museum from idea to place. Drawn from a collection built across three decades and widened through fresh collaborations, the exhibition gathers 81 works by 40 contemporary artists, several new to Thailand. Sound, scent and light do much of the talking. Across three floors, everyday materials shift, memories blur and imagination fills the gaps. A special focus on Montien Boonma closes the journey, offering space for reflection, healing and a slower way of looking. December 21-August 3 2026. B150-700 via here. Dib Bangkok, 10am-6pm
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