About Nakhon Si Thammarat National Museum
The Nakhon Si Thammarat National Museum is a national museum in Nai Mueang Subdistrict, Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat District, Nakhon Si Thammarat City, southern Thailand. Operated by the Fine Arts Department, it exhibits archaeology and history of southern Thailand from prehistory to the Rattanakosin period, with notable Srivijaya and Tambralinga artifacts, Hindu-Buddhist sculptures, ceramics and local ethnology. It is located on Ratchadamnoen Road near the old city wall.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a single-storey museum complex with indoor exhibition halls arranged chronologically and thematically. Galleries display prehistoric tools, Dvaravati and Srivijaya period Hindu-Buddhist sculptures including Vishnu images, Tambralinga artifacts, ceramics, beads, and ethnological objects related to southern Thai culture and shadow puppetry. The setting is within the old town area near the city wall, with landscaped grounds, outdoor stone sculptures and informative panels in Thai and English.
Key highlights
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Extensive collection of Srivijaya and Tambralinga period artifacts from southern Thailand
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9th-century Vishnu statue and other Hindu-Buddhist sculptures
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Prehistoric tools, pottery and ancient bead collections
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Exhibits on Nakhon Si Thammarat history from prehistory to Rattanakosin period