Museums
Not many cities can boast to have a diversity of museums like Chiang Mai.Arts and Culture Center
Chiang Mai was the administrative, economic and cultural capital of the fomer Kingdom of Lanna. The Chiang Mai City Arts & Culture Centre was created to help people to understand the history, way o[...]Wate Gate Museum
The temple museum, Wat Gate Museum features an eclectic collection of artifacts discovered from the attics and storerooms of the temple. One of the most interesting art objects is an old Siamese "W[...]Cockfighting Learning and Exhibition Centre
Cockfighting dates back hunderds of years in rural Thailand and it remains a legal and thriving activity in Thailand.The focus of the centre is not to show violent cockfights. The centre's [...]
Chiang Mai Doll Museum
The Doll museum comprises a collection of homemade dolls. Visitors will find dolls in traditional costumes from around Thailand, as well as dolls from many other countries. The Dollworks is worth[...]Chiang Mai National Museum
Follows Chiang Mai and Lanna (northern Thailand) from prehistory to recent history with interesting displays accompanied by intelligible English text. Includes Buddha images, pottery, geography, fo[...]Chiang Mai University Art Museum
This museum is run by the Fine Arts Faculty of The Chiang Mai University, this is a fine museum indeed and is doing wonders for the promotion and understanding of art in the north of Thailand. Ther[...]Darapirom Museum
This museum is dedicated to Princess Jao Dara Rasamee, daughter of Chiang Mai's seventh king, Phra Jao Intra Wichayanon. She was an important link between the Lanna and Chakri dynasties as she was [...]Ganesh Museum
If you want to see, in one place more than a thousand statues of Ganesh, the Remover of Obstacles, the Lord of Success, son of mighty Shiva and his consort Parvati, the daughter of the Himalayas d[...]Museum of World Insects and Natural Wonders
The owner of Museum of World Insects and Natural Wonders, Chiang Mai Manop will himself guide you through the exhibition. While visiting this museum, you will realize that the man has done extensiv[...]Thousand Wooden Elephants
A living museum where the best wooden elephants are carved by passionate family members.Treasury Pavilion
The Treasury Pavilion houses a collection of coins showing the evolution of Thai money from the 1st Century AD until the present day. The coins and other objects used as money are beautifully displ[...]Tribal Museum of Chiang Mai
A visit to the Tribal Museum is strongly recommended as an introduction to the cultures and practices of the current hill tribes of northern Thailand. This museum serves as an extensive resource ce[...]Woodcarving Museum
This museum is special indeed. The collection must have the best examples of woodcarving in Thailand. Part of the museum is a shop that sells these high quality pieces of art.Open: daily 08[...]
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