National Museum Bangkok
4 Na Phra That Road, Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200
Wed-Sun 09:00-16:00, closed Mon-Tue (also closed New Year and Songkran days)
The National Museum Bangkok is the main branch of Thailand's national museums, run by the Fine Arts Department. Founded in 1874 as the country's first public museum, it moved in 1887 into the former Front Palace (Wang Na). Visitors come for the Thai history gallery in Siwamokhaphiman Hall, home to the Ram Khamhaeng Inscription listed by UNESCO in 2003, the Buddhaisawan Chapel with its Phra Phuttha Sihing image, funeral chariots, and sculpture from the Dvaravati to Ayutthaya periods; the Golden Boy bronze returned from New York's Metropolitan Museum went on show in 2024. The museum stands on Na Phra That Road facing Sanam Luang in the Old City. Take MRT Sanam Chai, exit 1, then bus 32 from beside Wat Pho, or the Chao Phraya Express Boat to Tha Chang pier and walk about 900 m. It opens Wednesday to Sunday, 09:00 to 16:00, and closes Monday, Tuesday, New Year and Songkran. Foreign adults pay 240 baht; shoulders and knees should be covered.
Rating from public reviews
Each part combines public reviews from several sites (20,000 reviews). Not our own visit.
History fans appreciate the large collection of Thai art and artefacts and the beautiful old palace buildings that explain the country's past well.
Labelling is uneven, buildings can be hot, and it is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Admission
$7 / person
Getting there
MRT Sanam Chai, Exit 1, then bus 32 from beside Wat Pho; or Chao Phraya Express Boat, Tha Chang pier - about 900 m walk
At a glance
- Thailand's first public museum, founded 1874, in the former Front Palace
- Ram Khamhaeng Inscription, UNESCO Memory of the World since 2003
- Open Wed-Sun 09:00-16:00; foreigners 240 baht
Thai name
พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติ พระนคร
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