Khon Kaen National Museum

Khon Kaen National Museum
Established 1972
Location Lang Sun Ratchakan Road, Nai Muang, Khon Kaen, Thailand
Type National Museum

The Khon Kaen National Museum was opened by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej on the 20th of December, 1972. Most of the exhibitions are concerned with history, art, and archaeology. Besides the museum's static collection, temporary exhibitions are set up on a rotational basis throughout the year.[1]

Exhibitions on the geography, history, archaeology, culture, and ethnology of the museum are arranged as follows:

The Khon Kaen National Museum has gathered its collection from important archaeological sites within North and Eastern Thailand (in particular, finds from Ban Chiang in Udon Thani province, which has been given UNESCO heritage site status). For a museum of its size, it has an extensive scope. Issan (or northeastern Thailand) once home to a few ancient civilizations, including those of the Ban Chiang, Dvaravati, Lopburi and Khmer. Khon Kaen has played an important role in the area’s history. The museum exhibits a range of architectural items, including: marble slabs (or Sema); ancient bas relief; stuccos and ancient tools. Amongst its other exhibits are: dinosaur fossils; human skeletal remains; ancient musical instruments along with displays of pottery. There is also a variety of other miscellaneous items, probably, the most important of these being the Buddha images.[2]

References

  1. "Khon Kaen National Museum". KohnKaen.com. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
  2. "Khon Kaen National Museum in Khon Kaen - Thailand Travel Information". Discoverythailand.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.

Coordinates: 16°26′46″N 102°50′19″E / 16.4462°N 102.8386°E / 16.4462; 102.8386


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