Chiang Mai National Museum

Housed in a beautiful, recently renovated building on the Superhighway north of town, this Museum offers an interesting way to learn about the ancient Lanna culture.

Downstairs, various displays document the history of northern Thailand from pre- Neolithic times to the present. Included in the showcase are impressive bronze and gold jewelry and actual ceramics excavated from the famous 14th- to 16th- century kilns of the old kingdom of Lanna. Upstairs, you can gain insight into the crafts and skills practiced in Lanna times. There are collections of farming tools, wood carvings, old photographs and textiles.

Chiang Mai National Museum is the main regional museum of the north. The fine Arts Department has assigned this museum to be the centre of education and preservation of art and culture of Chiang Mai and upper northern Thailand, the old Lan Na Kingdom.

Their Majesties the King and Queen graciously presided over the opening of the museum on 6 February 1973. The museum is designed as a Thai style building with a traditional northern Lan Na style rooftop.

Museum Hours: 09.00 a.m. - 04.00 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday.
Closed on : Monday, Tuesday and National Holidays.

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Contact Information

Chiang Mai National Museum
Moo 3, Chiang Mai-Lampang Road
50300 Chiang Mai, NT

Tel. +6653221308

http://www.thailandmuseum.com/thaimuseum_eng/chiangmai/main.htm