Preservation of the Mural Painting at Wat Baan Koh

$105.6K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Thailand
Start Date	Jun 09, 2005
End Date	Jul 01, 2010
Duration	1,848 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77306-48`

Grant Description

To enable the preservation of the structure and mural of Wat Baan Koh Buddhist Temple, built in 1934. There are fewer than ten temples with comparable murals in north Thailand. Because Wat Baan Koh is outside of the usual tourist regions, it has not had funding for proper care.

The mural was painted by a local monk in 1935, covering all four interior walls of the temple and the outside entrance (approx. 500 square meters).