Recent events give added immediacy to several objects in "The Kingdom of Siam: the Art of Central Thailand, 1350-1800" at the Asian Art Museum. A 16th century copper Buddha stands with both hands ...

Thap and Sin are a homeless musician brothers who came across a village that was raided by Khun Ram who tries to stir up controversy in the kingdom of Siam. Thap seeks justice for the villagers and ...

San Francisco — In 1685 French King Louis XIV sent an ambassador to the kingdom of Siam, which was ruled from a spectacular capital called Ayutthaya, upriver from present-day Bangkok. Surrounded by ...

SALEM, Mass. (AP) — The kingdom of Ayutthaya prospered in Southeast Asia for more than four centuries, standing as an economic and cultural ally of the great nations of Europe and the Far East. Then, ...

The first presentation of classical art from Thailand shown in the United States in more than 25 years, this exhibition features 87 rare works from collections in Thailand, Europe, and the United ...

Sukhothai was the capital of the first Kingdom of Siam in the 13th and 14th centuries. It has a number of fine monuments, illustrating the beginnings of Thai architecture. The great civilization which ...

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(CNN) — Every year in Thailand, on the evening of the full moon of the 12th month of the Thai lunar calendar – usually in November – thousands of locals and tourists head for the nearest body of water ...