National museums of Thailand
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The national museums (Thai: พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติ, RTGS: phiphitthaphanthasathan haeng chat) of Thailand are operated by the Fine Arts Department of the Ministry of Culture, and are responsible for the safeguarding of state-owned historical and cultural artefacts. In 1926 King Prajadhipok created the Royal Institute of Art, Literature and Archaeology, which then opened the museum in Bangkok at the Wang Na palace. Today (as of 2016) there are 43 national museum branches operated across the country.
List of museums[]
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Bangkok National Museum
National museum of royal barges
Central[]
- Bangkok National Museum (Bangkok)
- (Pathum Thani)
- National Museum of Royal Barges (Bangkok)
- Royal Elephant National Museum (Bangkok)
- Benchamabopit National Museum (Bangkok)
- The National Gallery (Bangkok)
- Silpa Bhirasri National Museum (Bangkok)
- (Ayutthaya)
- (Ayutthaya)
- Narai National Museum (Lopburi)
- (Singburi)
- (Chai Nat)
- (Suphanburi)
- (Suphanburi)
- Phra Pathommachedi National Museum (Nakhon Pathom)
- Phra Nakhon Khiri National Museum (Phetchaburi)
- (Kanchanaburi)
- (Ratchaburi)
- (Suphanburi)
- Prachinburi National Museum (Prachinburi)
- (Chanthaburi)
North[]
- Ramkhamhaeng National Museum (Sukhothai)
- (Sukhothai)
- (Kamphaeng Phet)
- Phra Phutthachinnarat National Museum (Phitsanulok)
- Chiang Mai National Museum (Chiang Mai)
- (Chiang Rai)
- (Lamphun)
- Nan National Museum (Nan)
Northeast[]
- Phimai National Museum (Nakhon Ratchasima)
- (Nakhon Ratchasima)
- (Roi Et)
- (Surin)
- (Ubon Ratchathani)
- Khon Kaen National Museum (Khon Kaen)
- Ban Chiang National Museum (Udon Thani)
South[]
- Nakhon Si Thammarat National Museum (Nakhon Si Thammarat)
- (Chaiya, Surat Thani)
- (Phuket)
- (Songkhla)
- (Songkhla)
- (Chumphon)
- (Satun)
Categories:
- National museums of Thailand
- Fine Arts Department (Thailand)
- Thai museum stubs