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ThailandDescription and is it worth a visit
Bangkok National Museum (The National Museum Bangkok) is the largest museum in Bangkok and the country. In our opinion, if you are going to visit a museum in Bangkok, then this one is the best.
This is not just a museum, but a whole complex of several buildings, a temple and a territory where performances on the history and culture of Thailand are sometimes held. The collection is very rich, and even a cursory inspection of all the expositions will take two hours, and it will take a whole day to study everything in detail and familiarize yourself with the signatures under the exhibits. It is interesting to visit the National Museum even without a tour, but if you want, you can join a free excursion in English, French or German, which are held several times a week (see the schedule below).
The expositions are located in several buildings, and are grouped by subject and historical periods. In order not to get confused during the inspection, along with the tickets they give a brochure with a good map of the museum, but as such there is no recommended inspection scheme. If you are not sure how to inspect, then just follow the buildings and pavilions in ascending order of their numbers on the map. Be sure to visit Pavilion No. 7 with ceremonial carts used during the funeral of King Bhumibol Adulyadej Rama IX.
After buying tickets, you need to hand over large backpacks and bags to the luggage room. You can only take cameras and water with you.
🌐 Website: http://www.virtualmuseum.finearts.go.th
🕐 Working hours
Open from Wednesday to Sunday from 09:00 to 16:00; Monday and Tuesday are closed. The free tour is held on Wednesday and Thursday at 09:30, Sunday at 10:00 and 13:30.
💵Entrance fee / ticket price
240 baht (7.2 USD, currency of Thailand). With this ticket, you can also visit the Royal Barges Museum and the National Gallery.
🚶 How to get there
The museum is located in the center of Bangkok on the Ratanakosin Peninsula between Khaosan tourist Area and The Royal Palace is within walking distance from them (museum on the map). From other districts of Bangkok you can get here by taxi (no more than 200 baht when traveling by the meter); by scheduled boats on the Chaopraya River to the pier Tha Chang or Phra Athit; by bus 3, 6, 9, 30, 33, 43, 53, 59, 64, 65, 70, 80, 82, 91, 123, 124, 203, 503, 507, 524.
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:
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