Bangkok National Museum Sees Surge in Visitors for Golden Boy

via Bangkok Post, 23 May 2024: The “Golden Boy” statue, recently returned to Thailand from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, is attracting large crowds at Bangkok’s National Museum. Visitors are eager to see the 900-year-old artifact, repatriated as part of efforts to recover cultural heritage items.

Thais and foreigners flocked to the National Museum Bangkok on Wednesday to see the 900-year-old “Golden Boy” statue that was repatriated recently after having been smuggled out of the country in 1975 by notorious art dealer Douglas Latchford.

The Golden Boy, along with a bronze statue of a kneeling lady, arrived back in the country on Tuesday from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the United States.

Source: Bangkok Post – “Golden Boy” draws crowds

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