About Maha Viravong National Museum
Maha Viravong National Museum is a national museum in Nai Mueang, Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, located on Ratchadamnoen Road near Wat Phra Narai Maharat. Established in 1927, it is one of Thailand's oldest provincial museums. It houses archaeological and art historical collections from northeastern Thailand, notably Dvaravati, Lopburi and Khmer period artifacts, Buddha images, sandstone lintels and ceramics from sites such as Phimai and Phanom Wan.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a compact, single-storey museum complex with indoor exhibition halls arranged chronologically and thematically. Displays include prehistoric tools, Dvaravati sema stones, Khmer sandstone lintels and sculptures, Ayutthaya and Rattanakosin Buddha images, ceramics and local folk artifacts. The setting is in the old city area of Nakhon Ratchasima, with quiet galleries, information panels in Thai and English, and an outdoor area with stone sculptures.
Key highlights
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Collection of Dvaravati period sema stones and Buddha images from northeastern Thailand
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Khmer sandstone lintels, sculptures and architectural fragments from Prasat Phimai and Prasat Phanom Wan
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Prehistoric artifacts and pottery from archaeological sites in Nakhon Ratchasima Province
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