Bangkok--12 Sep--Bangkok Art and Culture Centre
Bangkok Art and Culture Centre and the Embassy of PortugalCodially invite you to join a Curator Tour and as a guest of honor at the opening exhibition of
Masks of Asia
Wednesday 14th September 2011 at 4th floor, BACC
16:00 : Press Registration
16:30 : Curator Tour by Sofia Lopes
17:30 : Guest Registration
18:00 : Opening Ceremony
Welcome Remarks by Director of the BACC, Ms. Luckana Kunavichayanont
Opening Remarks by H.E. the Ambassador of Portugal, Dr. Jorge Torres-Pereira
Opening Remarks Minister by Culture of the Kingdom of Thailand, Ms. Sukumol Kunplome.
18:20 : Viewing the exhibition
The Exhibition “Masks of ?sia”, a part of the Collection Kwok On belonging to the Portuguese Museu do Oriente, is held to celebrate the 500th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Portugal and Thailand. The exhibition integrates 250 masks of different materials, providing the audience with a generic vision of Asian masks from eight countries (Japan, China, Thailand, Korea, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Tibet and India), showing the diversity and beauty of these enigmatic objects
For more Information - Public Relations Dept, BACC, Tel. 02 214 6630-8 email:
[email protected]/ www.bacc.or.th