Baan Silapin

Baan Silapin, also known as The Artist's House, is a 200-year-old traditional Thai wooden house on Khlong Bang Luang canal in Phasi Charoen, Bangkok. Restored as a community art gallery and cultural space, it preserves Thai heritage architecture and serves as a center for local artists. It is notable for its art exhibitions, traditional Thai puppet theatre, and canal-side setting in a historic residential community.

Visitors can expect a two-story traditional teak stilt house set directly on Khlong Bang Luang canal with open wooden galleries, art studios and exhibition spaces. The interior displays paintings, sculptures and handicrafts by local artists. A small courtyard and canal-side pier offer views of longtail boats and canal life. Visitors can watch a traditional Thai puppet show, browse art and souvenirs, and relax at a small cafe overlooking the canal.

Baan Silapin is a wooden house dating back more than 200 years to the early Rattanakosin period. It is one of the last remaining traditional canal-side houses in the Khlong Bang Luang community, which was historically a trading and artisan area. The house was restored by the Rukchart-Trakul family to preserve its architecture and to create a community art space.

The house serves as a cultural center for the Khlong Bang Luang community, promoting Thai contemporary art and preserving traditional Thai puppetry (Hun Krabok). It functions as a gathering place for local artists and hosts regular puppet performances, art workshops and cultural activities that maintain canal-side community traditions.