Bangkok (Thailand) – December 10, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The Neilson Hays Library, under the leadership of President Nalin Vanasin (3rd from left), in collaboration with the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture (OCAC) of the Ministry of Culture, recently launched the Neilson Hays Bangkok Literature Festival with an opening ceremony at the library, presided over by SE Ittipol Khunpluem (5th from left), Minister of Culture, and Sukhumband Paribatra (4th from left), Chairman of the Suan Pakkad Palace Museum and Chairman of the SEA Write Organising Committee. The two-day literary festival, which attracted more than 1,200 visitors and was held to mark the 150th anniversary of the Neilson Hays Library, offered insightful talks, panel discussions and poetry readings from more than 40 renowned Thai and international writers and presenters from around the world, as well as film screenings and other family entertainment, such as an arts and crafts market and workshops in the library and on the stages of the nearby British Club.

The photo shows, from left to right: Mr. Zakariya Amataya; Ms. Shelley Bragg, Bangkok International School; Ms. Nalin Vanasin; Mr. Sukhumbhand Paribatra; Mr. Ittipol Khunpluem; Dr. Vimolluck Chuchat, Director General of the OCAC; Mr. Adam Johnson, spokesperson from the USA; and Mr. Jeffrey Senior, Chargé d'Affaires of the Canadian Embassy in Thailand.