What do an Austrian, David Bowie, the movie Apocalypse now, the CIA, American Airlines, top model Kendal Jenner and rock star Steven Tyler have in common? Think about it for a moment. Okay, we didn’t think of it either. It is the oldest red-light district in Thailand: Patpong. And in the middle of this red-light district, the Patpong Museum tells the story of this district.
When you think of a museum, you might not necessarily think of the CIA, David Bowie or Robert De Niro and the spectacular movie: The Deer Hunter, nor of Go-Go dancers, or the movie Kickboxer with Jean Claude Van Damme or the airline Air-America. Nor to the war movie Apocalypse Now or a 72-ton marijuana confiscation by the U.S. Coast Guard. The artist Salvador Dali also plays a role here. Confused? Rightly so. Because all of this - and more - has an origin in