Museum Siam

Museum Siam is a discovery museum that is located at Sanam Chai road in Bangkok, Thailand. The museum was established in 2007 in the former building of the Ministry of Commerce. It was created to teach the national identity and history of the people of Thailand, and their relationships with neighboring cultures. The motto of the museum is “Play + Learn = เพลิน” (which means 'joyously' in Thai); through a series of interactive exhibits, the museum shows the development of Thailand from the past to present.

Each of the rooms of the museum contain a different theme such as 'Typically Thai', 'Bangkok', 'New Ayutthaya', 'Village Life', 'Change;, 'Politics and Communications', 'Thailand and the World', 'Thailand Today', Thailand Tomorrow', 'Introduction to Suvarnabhumi', 'Suvarnabhumi', 'Buddhism', 'Founding of Ayutthaya', 'Siam' and the 'War Room'. There is also a map room and an immersive theater with a long panoramic screen for watching movies about Thailand’s history. The museum also has temporary exhibits and learning activities.

Sanam Chai MRT station is located directly in front of the museum.

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Cameron Cooke
20 September 2013
Excellent museum if you want to learn about Thailand's history. Everything is interactive and can be touched. Really captivating, worth a visit if you're in the area.
kwik.buck
19 December 2015
One of the better museums in Bangkok, explaining the history of the kingdom and it's different names.
KaeMania
12 January 2014
So Cool!! Recommended for you enjoy Its nice to visit here . If you need to learn Thailand history. Everything is interactive and can be touched. Really captivating, nice place for photo shooting
Hayin L
28 July 2018
Nice to get some information about recent history of Thailand with focus on Thainess and how it developed. Also information about food, religion, clothes, traditions. Interactive so also for kids!
Ayshea H
8 January 2019
Fantastic and fun museum, really nicely designed, the exhibits are super fun and informative, absolutely worth a visit. It's free after 5pm
Oilliciouz S.
10 January 2014
Its nice to visit here with your friends. There was many things that you could enjoy such as take a photo or some infomation even i didnt know before !!!
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