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Siriraj Medical Museum (Siriraj Medical Museum, also Museum of Forensic Medicine) could have been completely overlooked by tourists visiting Bangkok, if not for one circumstance: it was once named by the Times magazine the most unusual museum in the world. And this is not surprising, because it has its own "folk" name - the Museum of Death. The exhibits in it are shocking human organs, mummies, babies with mutations "preserved" in formalin, victims of crimes, horrifying ancient medical instruments, human parasites. In general, everything after which you will not want to eat anything for several hours, or even days. Therefore, objectively weigh how strong your nerves are and whether you are too impressionable before you go here.
Despite the fact that the museum is intended mainly for medical students, it is open to anyone who wants to visit. It consists of five exhibitions in different buildings, the most interesting of which for the layman is the Forensic Medicine Museum, which presents real murder weapons, damaged organs and body parts of crime victims, the mummy of a cannibal serial killer and much more.
How to visit the Museum of Medicine
The museum is located in the complex of buildings of the Siriraj Hospital, and consists of four buildings that are located close to each other. You can move from one to the other on foot, but you need to be able to navigate at least a little, otherwise you will get lost here. Visiting each of the buildings takes place separately, there is no single ticket, besides, one museum is generally free.
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Building 1. The Museum of Anatomy is located in a separate building of the university, i.e. in our opinion, it's kind of like a departmental museum at an educational institution. You just need to come to the watch and ask to be let through, those who want to be let through without any problems. Then go up to the 3rd floor, and inspect everything there yourself. This is the most creepy part of the whole complex. Here, human organs, whole people, babies with different mutations, etc. are stored in glass flasks and jars. Everything is unkempt, dusty, because the museum is not commercial. The spectacle is not for everyone, and children certainly should not be led here. It is forbidden to take photos there. Please note that children's toys are brought to the "canned" children.
It is the most difficult to find this building, because there are no signs to it. You need to find the building number 17, signed at the entrance of the Department of anatomy. Here is its exact position on the map (museum of medicine on Bangkok map).
Museum of Medicine Building 2. It's easier to find another building, because it's already a paid museum, and there are signs leading to it (museum on the map). There are 2 sections at once: parasitology and anatomy (or forensic medicine). In our opinion, this is the most interesting museum, and also very creepy. It is here that the mummy of the famous serial killer Si Quey is kept, as well as several more mummies of criminals, victims of crimes. And after visiting the section about parasites, you will refuse some raw foods for a long time.
Housing 3 and 4 are located right next to each other (museum on the map). For some reason, the section of the history of medicine (building 4) and just the historical section were combined here. In a separate hangar on the street there is a huge old boat and archaeological finds, and steam locomotives in the open air. If time is short, then you can skip visiting buildings No. 3 and 4, there is nothing shocking and particularly interesting here, unless you are seriously interested in the history of medicine.
🌐 Website: http://www.sirirajmuseum.com
🕐 Working hours
From 10:00 to 17:00; on Tuesdays and holidays – a day off.
💵Entrance fee / ticket price
Admission to all five museums costs 300 baht for adults ($10, see Thailand currency and exchange rate); 50 baht for children under 18 years old; free for children up to 120 centimeters tall.
🚶 How to get there
The museum is located in the building of the Siriraj Hospital (Siriraj Hospital, 2 Prannok road) and the Thonbury district on the opposite bank of the Chaopraya River from The Grand Royal Palace and the tourist area Khaosan (museum of medicine on the map). The metro does not go to this part of the city, so the easiest way from one of the piers in the area of the Royal Palace is to cross to the other side of the river by boat-ferry for 3 baht, and then to the museum on foot.
Friends, we remind you that it is much more interesting to get acquainted with the sights of Bangkok with the help of excursions, and therefore we advise you to look at options with online booking and reviews on these excursion aggregators: