Chiang Mai National Museum
| Native Name | พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติ เชียงใหม่, សារមន្ទីរជាតិឈៀងម៉ៃ |
|---|---|
| BA# | T50002 |
| CISARK# | 4428 |
| Type | Museum |
| Location | |
| Village | Chang Phueak |
| Commune | Muang Chiang Mai |
| District | Muang Chiang Mai |
| Province | Chiang Mai |
| Country | Thailand |
| Coordinates | 18.81148, 98.97636 |
Chiang Mai National Museum (พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติ เชียงใหม่ - Pronounced: )
The newly renovated museum houses a small but splendid collection of Khmer bronzes and sandstone, donated by the Bangkok National Museum. They are listed as 'Lopburi Art - 11th-13th centuries' but are indeed all late 12th or early 13th-century Bayon-period artefacts. Provenance is unlisted except for a seated Buddha image noted as originating from Wat Mahathat (Phetchabun).
All Khmer artefacts in the museum are listed in the photo gallery below.
Please note, as the CISARK website has an entry for Chiang Mai, (number 4428), we have decided to associate this number with the National Museum, (it is highly unlikely that a 'temple' site was ever established this far up north) in order to avoid an additional, unidentified, listing for Chiang Mai.
Map Location
Image Gallery
Head of Lokeshavara - 12th century
Meditating Buddha - bronze, 12th century
'Lopburi' section at the museum
Prajnaparamita - bronze, 12th century
Buddha seated under naga - bronze, 12th century
Meditating Buddha bronze, 12th century, from Wat Mahathat (Phetchabun)
If you would like to upload additional images to the gallery, please refer to the Upload Instructions guide
Historic Archive
A collection of historic photographs, artist sketches, maps etc. (Please ensure that anything you do upload is free of copyright and/or you have permission from the original photographer/artist/author to share)
Nearby Sites
External Links
Links to additional resources such as articles, websites, videos etc.
References