National museums of Thailand


The national museums of Thailand are operated by the Fine Arts Department under the Ministry of Culture. They are responsible for safeguarding state-owned historical and cultural artefacts.
In 1926, King Prajadhipok established the Royal Institute of Art, Literature and Archaeology, which subsequently opened the national museum in Bangkok at the Front Palace. As of as of 2016, there are 43 national museum branches operating across the country.

List of museums

Central

Bangkok
Pathum Thani
Ayutthaya
Lopburi
Singburi
  • Inburi National Museum
Chai Nat
  • Chai Natmuni National Museum
Suphan Buri
Nakhon Pathom
Phetchaburi
Kanchanaburi
  • Bankao National Museum
Ratchaburi
  • Ratchaburi National Museum
Prachinburi
Chanthaburi

North

Sukhothai
Kamphaeng Phet
  • Kamphaeng Phet National Museum
Phitsanulok
Chiang Mai
Chiang Rai
Lamphun
  • Hariphunchai National Museum
Nan

Northeast

Nakhon Ratchasima
Roi Et
  • Roi-Et National Museum
Surin
  • Surin National Museum
Ubon Ratchathani
  • Ubon Ratchathani National Museum
Khon Kaen
Udon Thani

South

Nakhon Si Thammarat
Surat Thani
  • Chaiya National Museum
Phuket
  • Thalang National Museum
Songkhla
  • Songkhla National Museum
  • Muchimavas National Museum
Chumphon
  • Chumphon National Museum
Satun
  • Satun National Museum