Nan National Museum ‘Be stunned by old things that you haven’t seen before.’

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Let’s take your children out and lead them to some place that will help them with their learning. This following one is a place where you can take your children to, even they’re still in elementary classes.

Nan National Museum is a good learning source for people of all ages, including small children.

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nan national museum, nan nation museum
nan national museum, nan nation museum

Nan National Museum, registered as a museum by Fine Arst Department in 1974,  gathers a series of rare antiques, for examples, Lord Buddha statues, utensils, The Black Ivory, music instruments etc. Beside, there are texts, pictures, and figures that help you to learn how ethnic people in Nan have lived their lives.

Go and survey the place. You and your children are going to love it for sure The things inside the museum aren’t the only antiques, but also the museum itself. Yes. The museum is decorated as a Thai traditional house. Not just being decorated, in fact, but it was once a house of a Nan’s ruler, Chao Suriyapongparitdet . That’s why it looks old.

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nan national museum, nan nation museum

You may get your children to dress in Thai contemporary costumes and walk around the museum together, just to be more into the mood of the place.

The museum is not very large, but there are many zones. So, be sure to see all exhibitions.

Nan national museum is open from 9:00-16:00. It’s closed on Monday and Tuesday.

How to get there

Nan National museum is located in the heart of Nan. The best way to get there is to follow the Highway 101. Turn left before you reach the heart of Nan and then you will be lead to the museum.

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Wat Phumin

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Hong Chao Fong Kham

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This is one of the mose closest tourist attractions of Nan National Museum. The temple is well-known for its only ‘Chaduramuk’ shape. There aren’t other temples in Thailand with this type of shape. With the shape, temple looks like it’s standing on two Nagas.

If you thing visiting the museum isn’t old enough for you, then travel a little bit further. Let’s stop at Hong Chao Fong Kham, an over-200-year-old house. It’s also known as The Noble House. It’s decorated in Lanna-Thai style. You are allow to get inside the house to see the rooms. Beside of admiring the house, you will see fabric weaving demonstration too.