Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on Friday presided over the opening ceremony of the Children and Adolescents Development Project’s art exhibition at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre in Pathumwan district.
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt and officials of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) were present at the exhibition to greet the princess.
After the opening ceremony, the princess gave honorary brooches to Chadchart and BMA officials who have contributed to her Fund for Development of Children and Adolescents in Remote Areas.
The BMA’s Education Department and seven partner agencies held the exhibition to showcase artworks of students who receive support from the development project.
Paintings and essays – in Thai and English – by students at schools in Bangkok are also included in the exhibit, which runs at the centre until February 19.