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The Museum of Nonthaburi is one of the local learning and
resource centers, which helps preserve the soul of Nonthaburi.
The museum is located close to Nonthaburi Pier. The building was
once used as a city hall. This historical building was built
from teak wood that adds much to its value in architecture. Its
site is also significant to Nonthaburi province. This place had
been constructed during the reign of King Rama VI. However, it
has been renovated and turned into “The Museum of Nonthaburi”
where historical evidence and valuable cultural heritage have
been preserved and displayed for educational and conservational
purposes.
The museum has two floors. The interior of the
building can be divided into four parts. The first one is a
‘reception hall’ where visitors can view the geography of
Nonthaburi province and people’s ways of life through the
satellite. Also, they can find the general information about
Nonthaburi there. The second part is ‘the old Nonthaburi city
hall’. In this area, visitors can see the model and learn about
the architectural styles of the building. The next part is ‘The
Gallery of the Old Nonthaburi, the City of Orchard along the
Chao Phraya River Basin’. In this zone, visitors can have a
glimpse of the historical background of the city from Ayutthaya
era when the city has been regarded as ‘Baan Talard Kwan’ until
today when it is known as the city of fruits and its delicious
Durian. The last part is “Nonthaburi’s Fine Arts/Pride of
Nonthaburi”. In this part, there are several exhibitions for
visitors to enjoy, for example, the display on important figures
of Nonthaburi who have the outstanding performance in the
national level, the presentations of the exquisite Mural
Paintings, such as, images of ascetic practices, dharma puzzles,
mother-earth squeezing her hair etc. and lastly, shows on Fine
Arts, namely, grand shadow play and Thai puppet.
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second floor, the first room that comes into sight is
“Terracotta, the symbol of Nonthaburi” where Terracotta pots and
earthenware can be seen. Earthenware is the seal of Nonthaburi
province, which can be interpreted that Nonthaburi has long been
engaged in pottery making. This occupation has been popular ever
since. The next room is “Kor Kred and Bang Tanao Sri’s pottery”
where it exhibits various kinds of beautiful potteries and
terracotta. The third room, “The knowledge of making Nonthaburi
pottery ”, presents the process of pottery making in details.
Lastly, “The Trading of Nonthaburi pottery in the past”
introduces the golden age of pottery trading. Visitors can find
photos of the trading at Kor Kred, which has been remade by
special technique and one can also trace the trading of earthen
jar by merchants in Jar Boats.
For those who wish to
make a visit to this museum, it opens Tuesday to Friday from
09:00 – 17:00, weekends and public holidays from 10:00 – 18:00.
It can be reached by bus no. 32, 63, 97, 115, 175, 203, 543, and
525 or by Chao Phraya Express boat. |
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Nonthaburi |
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A. Mueang |
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Talat Khwang |
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13.8416, 100.49204 |
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