Pipit Banglamphu Museum

It is located on Phra Athit Road near the Phra Sumen Fort. It is a place with a long history since the reign of King Rama I the Great. The Fine Arts Department registered this place as an ancient building in 2000. It is currently open as a tourist attraction in Rattanakosin Island and a learning centre for community cultural education. This is a modern museum that applies the display of objects and historical storytelling with an interesting performance of the Bang Lamphu community. The displays inside the Museum are divided into four exhibitions: The Glorious Queen, an exhibition in honour of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother. Forts of Rattanakosin, exhibitions related to Rattanakosin with replicas of city walls, canals, and fortresses. Exhibition of the Treasury Department, which is the transfer of the roles and duties in different fields of the Treasury Department, which is all related to the way of life of the people in Thai society, e.g., coin production and currency management, maintaining and displaying state valuables, and administration of Crown Property. Exhibition of the Bang Lamphu community: Bang Lamphu is a historical area of trade, entertainment, and lifestyle. There is a diversity of cultures and ethnicities that have been created and passed down from generation to generation for a long time. Open Tuesday – Friday 08.30 – 16.30 hrs.; weekends 10.00 – 18.00 hrs. (closed Monday). Entrance fee : adults 30 baht, children (10 – 18 years) 10 baht, and the elderly (60 and older) free. For further details contact, Tel. 0 2281 9828; website:banglamphumuseum.treasury.go.th. Bus : 3, 6, 9, 30, 32, 33, 53, 64, 524 or take Chao Phraya Express boat to Phra Athit pier. Then walk through the park past Phra Sumen Fort till reach a white concrete building.