About Prachin Buri National Museum
The Prachin Buri National Museum is a regional national museum in Na Mueang, Mueang Prachinburi District, Prachinburi town, eastern Thailand. Housed in the former Prachinburi Town Hall built in 1925, it displays archaeological and historical artifacts from Prachinburi, Sa Kaeo and surrounding provinces. Notable for its Dvaravati, Lopburi and Ayutthaya collections from the ancient city of Si Mahosot and other sites, it serves as the main center for the region's history and archaeology.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a compact two-storey museum building with indoor exhibition halls arranged chronologically and thematically. Displays include prehistoric tools, Dvaravati stone and stucco sculptures, Lopburi-period Khmer lintels and statues, Ayutthaya ceramics and Buddha images, and artifacts excavated from Si Mahosot, Ban Khok Pip and other eastern sites. Information panels in Thai and English explain the exhibits. The setting is quiet and educational, within the town center near the city pillar area.
Key highlights
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Historic 1925 former Prachinburi Town Hall building housing the museum
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Extensive Dvaravati-period artifacts from the ancient city of Si Mahosot
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Lopburi-period Khmer sculptures, lintels and architectural fragments
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Prehistoric stone tools and pottery from eastern Thailand excavations