Dhanabadee Ceramic Museum

Dhanabadee Ceramic Museum is a private ceramic museum in Chomphu, Mueang Lampang District, Lampang Province, northern Thailand. Operated by the Dhanabadee Ceramic factory, it preserves the history of Lampang as Thailand's ceramic capital and the iconic chicken bowl. The museum displays vintage kilns, historic ceramics, production tools and the evolution of the chicken bowl, housed in a modern building adjacent to the active factory.

Visitors can explore a modern two-story museum building adjacent to an active ceramic factory. Expect exhibition halls with historic chicken bowls, vintage dragon kilns, old machinery, ceramic collections from different eras, and multimedia displays explaining Lampang's ceramic industry. The tour includes a walk through the factory production line, a ceramic painting workshop area, a souvenir shop selling Dhanabadee products, and a cafe. The setting is industrial yet curated for tourists with clear signage and guided tours.

Dhanabadee Ceramic was founded in 1965 and is one of Lampang's oldest and most prominent ceramic manufacturers. The museum preserves the history of Lampang as Thailand's ceramic capital, which began producing ceramics in the 1950s-1960s due to abundant kaolin clay. It documents the development of the iconic chicken bowl, originally inspired by Chinese ceramics and mass-produced in Lampang from the 1960s, and displays original kilns and tools used in early production.

The museum highlights Lampang's identity as the ceramic capital of Thailand, producing over 60% of the country's ceramics. The chicken bowl is recognized as a cultural symbol of Lampang and Thai tableware heritage, reflecting Chinese-Thai craftsmanship and local industrial culture. The museum serves as a center for preserving and transmitting ceramic knowledge and craftsmanship to visitors.