Bangkok National Museum

The Bangkok National Museum is the main branch museum of the National Museums in and also one of the largest museums in . It features exhibits of Thai art and history.
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  • Opening hours:
    Wednesday—Sunday: 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
    public holidays: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Bangkok, Thailand

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Khao San Road and National Theatre.

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is a small road about a block from the Chao Phraya River at the northern side of . Backpackers and budget travellers are drawn here by some of the cheapest accommodation and travel deals in Thailand.

Theater building
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The is a performing arts venue in 's Phra Nakhon District. It opened in 1965, and operates as a government agency under the Office of Performing Arts of the Fine Arts Department. is situated 110 metres northeast of Bangkok National Museum.

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The is a complex of buildings at the heart of , Thailand. The palace has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam since 1782. is situated 1 km south of Bangkok National Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tha Pra Chan and Bangkok.

Neighborhood
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Tha Phra Chan is a pier on , , on the east bank of the , in Phra Nakhon District. The pier is beside Thammasat University's campus of the same name.

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is the capital and largest city of . With a population of over eleven million inhabitants, is by far Thailand's main city, with the urban sprawl comprising nearly half of Thailand's population, and the largest city on the Southeast Asian mainland.

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Siri Rat is one of the 180 sub-districts of , Thailand, covering the area around , located on the southern rim of Bangkok Noi mouth to the western bank of the in Bangkok Noi District.

Bangkok National Museum

Latitude
13.75815° or 13° 45′ 29″ north
Longitude
100.49153° or 100° 29′ 30″ east
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7P52QF5R+7J
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“Bangkok National Museum” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բանգկոկի ազգային թանգարան”
  • Burmese: “ဘန်ကောက်အမျိုးသားပြတိုက်”
  • Central Bikol: “Bangkok National Museum”
  • Chinese: “曼谷國立博物館”
  • Czech: “Národní muzeum v Bangkoku”
  • Dutch: “Nationaal Museum”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Muzeo de Bangkok”
  • French: “musée national de Bangkok”
  • French: “Musée national de Bangkok”
  • Georgian: “ბანგკოკის ეროვნული მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Nationalmuseum Bangkok”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הלאומי בבנגקוק”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Nasional Bangkok”
  • Italian: “Museo nazionale di Bangkok”
  • Japanese: “バンコク国立博物館”
  • Khmer: “សារមន្ទីរជាតិបាងកក”
  • Malayalam: “ബാങ്കോക്ക് നാഷണൽ മ്യൂസിയം”
  • Persian: “موزه ملی بانکوک”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей Бангкока”
  • Slovenian: “Narodni muzej Bangkok”
  • Spanish: “Museo nacional de Bangkok”
  • Tamil: “பாங்காக் தேசிய அருங்காட்சியகம்”
  • Tatar: “Бангкок милли музее”
  • Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติ พระนคร”
  • Urdu: “بنکاک قومی عجائب گھر”

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