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Ministry of Culture
กระทรวงวัฒนธรรม
Enabling Act
Reorganization of Ministry Act B.E. 2545
Scope
Cultural heritage, religious affairs, film and broadcasting content standards, and the Fine Arts Department.
Key Powers
- • Operate the Fine Arts Department (museums, archaeology, conservation)
- • Administer film classification under the Film and Video Act B.E. 2551
- • Coordinate UNESCO World Heritage nominations
- • Regulate religious-affairs administration
Enforcement Examples
- Film-classification rulings on theatrical and streaming releases
- Antiquities-export enforcement under the Ancient Monuments Act
Publication Channel
Royal Gazette + m-culture.go.th
Contact Channel
+66 2 209 3502 · [email protected]
How Foreigners Interact
Foreign film and media producers shooting in Thailand obtain script clearance and shooting permits via the Department of Tourism (Film Office) and Ministry of Culture; foreign collectors must observe the Ancient Monuments Act on antiquities export.
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