| National Museum Silpa Bhirasri Memorial |
This museum was founded as a memorial to Prof. Silpa Bhirasri, who is known as the "father of modern art in Thailand" The building is on the left of the Fine Arts Dept., in the same area as Silpakorn University, where he lived, worked, and taught. He also designed the building.
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Prof. Corrado Feroci was born in Florence, Italy and travelled to work as a sculptor at the Fine Arts Dept. in the reign of King Rama VI. He was appointed to teach sculpture at the Royal Academy's Fine Arts section and was later made principal of the Artisan's section of the Fine Arts School. Luang Vichit-Vadakan helped him to become a naturalised Thai citizen when Italy surrendered to the Allies in World War II, and gave him the Thai name Silpa Bhirasri.
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In 1943 the Fine Arts School was upgraded to university status and given the name Silpakorn University. He was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Sculpture, and his work included building Royal monuments and many important large-scale works. |
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The interior of the building maintains the atmosphere of the time when Prof. Silpa worked there, with contemporary paintings and sculptures as well as implements used by artists and sculptors. The works of artists who were among his first pupils are also displayed here. They include National Artists and famous modern painters such as Fua Haripitak, Khien Yimsiri and Sawat Tantisuk etc.
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