Songkhla National Museum

Songkhla National Museum is a national museum in Bo Yang, Mueang Songkhla, Songkhla Province, housed in a historic 1878 mansion built for Phraya Suntharanurak (Chin Yom), former assistant governor of Songkhla. Located in Songkhla Old Town, the Chinese-European style building was later the governor's residence and was established as a national museum in 1982. It exhibits archaeology, history and art of southern Thailand, including Srivijaya and early southern peninsular artifacts.

Visitors can explore a two-storey historic mansion with colonial-Chinese architecture set in landscaped grounds in Songkhla Old Town. Inside, exhibition rooms display archaeological finds, ceramics, Buddha images, Thai and Chinese art, and ethnographic objects relating to the history of Songkhla and southern Thailand. The visit involves walking through period rooms, glass display cases, and informational panels with views of the old town surroundings.

Built in 1878 as the residence of Phraya Suntharanurak (Chin Yom), assistant governor of Songkhla of Chinese descent, in a distinctive Chinese-European style. The building later served as the residence of the governor of Songkhla and as Songkhla City Hall. In 1982 it was converted and opened as Songkhla National Museum under the Fine Arts Department to preserve and display the history and archaeology of southern Thailand.

The museum preserves and presents the cultural heritage of southern Thailand, including Srivijaya art, Dvaravati and Ayutthaya period artifacts, southern Thai folk culture, and evidence of historic maritime trade and Chinese influence in Songkhla. It serves as a key cultural institution for understanding the development of Songkhla Old Town and the Malay Peninsula.