From Tasmania to Thailand: MONA Unveils Ambitious Plans for a New Museum on Bangkok's Chao Phraya Riverfront

From Tasmania to Thailand: MONA Unveils Ambitious Plans for a New Museum on Bangkok's Chao Phraya Riverfront

Australia’s most talked-about museum is heading overseas, with MONA announcing an ambitious new Bangkok outpost opening in 2029.

Museum of Old and New Art expanding to Thailand with Mona Bangkok

The Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) in Hobart, Tasmania is expanding to Thailand with Mona Bangkok – a major new art destination on the banks of the Chao Phraya River.The project is a collaboration between Mona and Asset World Corporation (AWC), with the new museum expected to open in 2029.David Walsh, Mona’s founder, said: "Having spent most of the last 25 years studying how museums work, AWC has presented us with a remarkable opportunity to t…

Museum of Old and New Art to open space in Bangkok

An early rendering of MONA Bangkok. Courtesy Mona, Hobart; AWC, Bangkok and Six Degrees Architects, Fitzroy The Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Hobart, Tasmania, has announced that it has partnered with the Bangkok-based real estate group Asset World Corp Public Company Limited (AWC) to develop MONA Bangkok.  The new Bangkok art space will be owned and operated by AWC. It will be creatively led by Leigh Carmichael, CEO of DarkLab, the produc…