Museum
Suan Pakkad Palace Museum
55 locals recommend,
Location
352 Thanon Si Ayutthaya
Khet Ratchathewi, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Tips from locals
The museum has Thai antiques on display, including Ban Chiang pottery over 4,000 years old.
The Suan Pakkad Palace Museum consists of eight traditional Thai houses and the Ban-Chiang Museum (Thai Heritage) for visitors to learn Thai's ancient Art and Culture.
An overlooked treasure, Suan Phakkad is a collection of eight traditional wooden Thai houses that was once the residence of Princess Chumbon of Nakhon Sawan and before that a lettuce farm – hence the name. Within the stilt buildings are displays of art, antiques and furnishings, and the landscaped grounds are a peaceful oasis complete with ducks, swans and a semi-enclosed garden. The diminutive Lacquer Pavilion , at the back of the complex, dates from the Ayuthaya period and features gold-leaf Jataka and Ramayana murals, as well as scenes from daily Ayuthaya life. The building originally sat in a monastery compound on Mae Nam Chao Phraya, just south of Ayuthaya. Larger residential structures at the front of the complex contain displays of Khmer-style Hindu and Buddhist art, Ban Chiang ceramics and a very interesting collection of historic Buddhas , including a beautiful late U Thong–style image.
An overlooked treasure, Suan Phakkad is a collection of eight traditional wooden Thai houses that was once the residence of Princess Chumbon of Nakhon Sawan and before that a lettuce farm – hence the name. Within the stilt buildings are displays of art, antiques and furnishings, and the landscaped g…