Organization

 

Departments
     Bangkok  National  Museum, currently is under the office Archaeology and National Museum of Fine Arts Department, the Ministry of Culture. The work is divided into four divisions overseen of 2 National Museum in the central and there is unit supports one agency as;

    1. Academic administration office
Responsible for collect, classify, record the registration of artifacts as the museum collected as well as study analyzes the content of the story. Perform exhibits Including presentation of the study in various formats such as lectures, articles and so on. Contact Tel. 02-224-1402

    2. Education Services office
Management is responsible for the study of antiquities, artifacts on display such as training, conferences, seminars, lectures, classroom facilities, exhibitions and research, manufacturing, media and educational tools. Providing educational services, such as visits to educational loan, library services Including activities. Contact Tel. 02-224-1333, 02-221-1842 Fax 02-224-1404

    3. The technical and artistic office
Responsible designed and implemented about showcasing antiques, art objects, such as label an object, pedestal base, cabinet. Organized lighting in the exhibition including technical and other fine arts for example, the museum's landscape, plumbing, electricity, Public Works, etc. Contact Tel. 02-224-4691

    4.General Administration office
Responsible about document Manager, the supervision of financial personnel including security in the Museum. Contact Tel. 02-224-1370 Fax 02-224-7493

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    5. Changton National Museum
Located at the Royal Elephant Care garage, Dusit Palace. Exhibit antiquities and artifacts about important elephants. and the sacred elephants of Thailand. Contact at Changton National Museum, next to the Parliament,U-Thong Nai Road Road,  Chitralada sub district,  Bangkok, 10300. Tel 02-282-3336

    6.National Museum of Royal Barges
Located at the entrance of Klong Bangkok Noi canal. Showcasing royal ceremonial barges, the important objects and artifacts related with royal ceremonial barges as the royal barge Narai Song Suban,   the royal barge Anantanakkharat, the Royal Barge Anekkachatphutchong ann so on. Contact tel 02-242-0004

    There is also National Museum Volunteers that most of these women are foreigners residing in Thailand. The unit is supported by a joint venture of the museum organized educational events about antiques, art objects for foreigners as bringing the audience into four different languages including English, French, German and Japanese, management lectures, visits the preparation of publications, translation and editing captions three foreign languages, the Library service as slides and webcast available on loan. Contact Tel. 02-587-1880 or Nana Post Box, Bangkok 10112.

History

 

 History
    Phra Nakorn National Museum is the first museum for population in Thailand Founded in 1859.  Originally a "Bowornstharn Mongkol Vice-King Palace " or viceroy palace, which contains the palaces and the royal halls as One of spectacular Thai architectural.

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     In the reign of His Majesty King Mongkut, King Rama IV, he set up the royal private museum at Phrapas Phipittapun Royal Hall, in the Grand Palace to keep the objects, artifacs, tribute that was the beginning of a museum in the following days.
    In the reign of His Majesty King Chulalongkorn, King Rama V, he ordered to se up the Museum at Sahathai Association Hall of Kong Kodia Hall in the Grand Palace. Open to the public for the first time on the occasion of 21th age celebration on 19 September 1874. Then in 1887, H.R.H. Prince Boworn Vijacharn had died so had announced the cancellation of the viceroy that made the palace vacant. King Rama V had ordered to move the museum from Kong Kodia Hall to 3 front royal halls at Bowornstharn Mongkol Vice-King Palace as Siwamokkhaphiman Royal Hall, Buddha Sawan Chapel and Issarawinitchai Royal Hall to called that “Wang Na Museum”
    Later in 1926, King Pokklao, King Rama VII conferred order to use the Royal Palace in Bowornstharn Mongkol Vice-King Palace to establish a museum for all as to the Museum for Bangkok, used Siwamokkhaphiman Royal Hall to exhibits stone Inscription, Bailarn Scripture, Samuth Thai and ancient Textbook  called the hall that Vajirayarn Library.  The king had presided over the opening on November 10, 1926 in the Birthday Honours. Subsequently there was changed in the rule of absolutism to democracy. The government had set up the Department of Fine Arts in 1933 for the Metropolitan Museum. The affiliation with the Department of Fine Arts. And has set up a National Museum was established in 1934.

service

 

Service
Educational Supporting Services
Convention visiting group by appointment
Audiovisual Media services by appointment
exhibition lending services by appointment
Photo library by appointment
Library Saturday - Sunday or by appointment.


Service visit to a foreign language By a group of women volunteers

English             Guided tour of art history and Buddhist Thailand.
                       Every Wednesday and Thursday at 9:30 pm.
French             Guided tour of the art and artistry of Thailand.
                       Every Wednesday and Thursday at 9:30 pm.
German            Guided tour of art and culture of Thailand.
                       Every Thursday at 9:30 pm.
Japanese          Guided tour of Thai's culture, Thai wares and the Buddha Sawan Chapel.
                       Every Wednesday and the first two weeks of the month, 9:30 pm
                       Guided tour of the prior art and Thai  art.
                       Every Wednesday,the third and fourth weeks of the month,9:30 pm


Admission Fee    Thais 30 baht         Foreigners 200 baht

** Includes tickets to visit National Museum, National Museum of Royal barge and  the National Gallery

Contact
Na Phrathat Road, Grand Palace sub district, Phra Nakorn district, Bangkok. 10200
Tel.: 02-224-1370    Fax: 02-224-1404
Educational Supporting Services office: tel. 02-224-1402  fax  02-224-1402
Opening hours 9:00 to 16:00 pm. Closed Mondays, Tuesdays and holidays.

Travel
• Bus: lines 3 6 9 15 19 30 32 33 39 43 47 53 59 60 65 70 80 82 91,123,201,203.
• Air conditioning Bus: lines1 8 25 506 507 512 38 39 82
• Port: Boat weaker Tha Chang Pier