National Museum Bangkok
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The Bangkok National Museum is the main branch museum of the National Museums
in Thailand. It features exhibits of Thai art
and history
. The museum was established and opened in 1874 by King Rama V to exhibit relics from the rule of King Rama IV's rule. Today the galleries contain exhibits covering Thai History
back to Neolithic
times. The collection includes The King Ram Khamhaeng Inscription, which was inscribed on UNESCO's
Memory of the World Programme
Register in 2003 in recognition of its world significance.
The museum is located in the former palace of the vice king (or Front Palace
), next to the Sanam Luang
.
National Museum (Thailand)
The National Museum in Thailand is the main museum on the history of the Thai culture. The main museum is located in Bangkok on Na Phrathat Road next to the Sanam Luang, not far from Wat Phra Kaew....
in Thailand. It features exhibits of Thai art
Thai art
Traditional Thai art is primarily composed of Buddhist art. Traditional Thai sculpture almost exclusively depicts images of the Buddha. Traditional Thai paintings usually consist of book illustrations, and painted ornamentation of buildings such as palaces and temples.-Painting:Traditional Thai...
and history
History of Thailand
Tai peoples who originally lived in southwestern China, migrated into mainland Southeast Asia over a period of many centuries. The oldest known mention of their existence in the region by the exonym Siamese is in a twelfth-century A.D. inscription at the Khmer temple complex of Angkor Wat in...
. The museum was established and opened in 1874 by King Rama V to exhibit relics from the rule of King Rama IV's rule. Today the galleries contain exhibits covering Thai History
History of Thailand
Tai peoples who originally lived in southwestern China, migrated into mainland Southeast Asia over a period of many centuries. The oldest known mention of their existence in the region by the exonym Siamese is in a twelfth-century A.D. inscription at the Khmer temple complex of Angkor Wat in...
back to Neolithic
Neolithic
The Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...
times. The collection includes The King Ram Khamhaeng Inscription, which was inscribed on UNESCO's
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
Memory of the World Programme
Memory of the World Programme
UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme is an international initiative launched to safeguard the documentary heritage of humanity against collective amnesia, neglect, the ravages of time and climatic conditions, and willful and deliberate destruction...
Register in 2003 in recognition of its world significance.
The museum is located in the former palace of the vice king (or Front Palace
Front Palace
Krom Phra Rajawang Bovorn Sathan Mongkol ) or the Front Palace was a royal title granted by the Siamese monarchy until the nineteenth century. The holder of the title of Front Palace was considered the heir to the throne and second only to the King. The title originated in the Ayutthaya period and...
), next to the Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang is an open field and public square in front of Wat Phra Kaew and the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand. Sanam Luang is located in the Phra Nakhon district, the historic center of Bangkok....
.
The regulation for visiting in the National Museum
The visitors in the National Museum have to dress in orderly and should not be conduct as follows.- Don’t bring packages and containers which could conceal or disguise the items in the National Museum into the antiques and art objects room.
- Don’t be a nuisance to staff or other visitors in the National Museum.
- Don’t touch the items in the National Museum.
- Don’t smoke in the rooms where the ancient artifacts are kept.
- Don’t scratch, write, inscribe, or otherwise deface the items and buildings in the National Museum.
- Don’t record, photograph or write about the items in the National Museum without the permission of the Director of the National Museum, Bangkok.
Services
- Guide for group visitors by appointment
- Media service by appointment
- Temporary exhibitions by appointment
- Lending photos by appointment
- Library except: Monday-Tuesday (Museum holiday)
- Guide for Thai visitor every Sunday at 10.00 and 13.30 by volunteer guide of National museum
- Guide for foreigner
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- Wednesday at 09.30; English, French and Japanese speaker
- Thursday at 09.30; English, French and German speaker
- Operation time: 09.00-16.00, closed on Monday and Tuesday