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Bangkok Folk Museum is perched on a picturesque hilltop overlooking 273 Soi 43, Charoenkrung Road , 10500, Thailand
Bangkokian Museum and Bangkok Folk Museum is one and the same. We have reviewd under its other name.
The museum consists of three houses set in a nice garden on half an acre of land. This was a home built in 1937 and donated as a museum. The museum had been set up to preserve the history of Bangkok. It is a depository of relics and a way of life in a bygone era. The museum is open from Wednesday to Sunday from 10 am – 4 pm. Admission is free but donations are appreciated for maintenance of the museum. If you are exploring this part of the Bangkok riverside, it is worth a visit.
It was a nice house with relaxing atmosphere in the middle of Bangkok. It opens on Wednesday to Sunday from 10.00-16.00. Admission is free but contribution for the maintenance is welcome.
This is a great place to spend an hour, it’s full of old artefacts from the family that used to live there, down to brushes, sewing kits and old cigar boxes.. There are 3 buildings to wander around, the main house is teak and very beautiful and each room is laid out in the way that the family used them, the other building at the back is the same, and the 3rd one is full of interesting things like old cooking utensils, magazines, and money. it’s a real treasure trove and has loads of photographs of the people that used to live there. I loved wandering around the garden and houses, I recommended a visit here.
I have recently visited the location and felt that the architecture and atmosphere are really nice, It bring back the nostalgic feeling of Bangkok. The museum caretaker are also all nice as they really welcome you with warm feeling plus giving you an insight knowledge. I also have to give a big thanks to Wayfarers tour company to create a very local route and lead me here. It was just a wonderful day with a uniqe feeling!!
To me the word “folk” gives the wrong impression. I would call it “Old Vintage Homes of Old Bangkok”The main attraction in the white 1927 Panya house which was usually a two story wooden gabled roof white house painted to look like a cement home. The home was owned by an upper middle class family during the time when the area was a neighborhood of homes and tree lined streets instead of high rise apartments, ugly 60ish style cement block shops, and a couple expressways devouring the peaceful post WWII neighborhoods. The daughter, (who grew up in the house) saw the importance of saving the house when she became a well known university professor and saw her whole neighborhood vanishing. She was able to donate the estate to the city for a museum. During the process she was able to move her father’s teakwood clinic to the backyard of the small museum grounds. It was also a joy to see the architecture and furnishings. There is another small building that has a old traditional kitchen on display. If you’re into old homes ( not mansions) this is worth a couple hours to explore. It is about a 25 minute walk from the BTS Thaksin station or take a taxi but make sure the address is written in Thai; for, this is not a major tourist attraction. GPS on Google maps helped my taxi driver. (btw: The museum supervisors there love their work & meeting visitors.)
During my trip to Bangkok I was staying at Novotel Bangkok Silom Road Hotel at Silom and this Museum was located at a walking distance from my Hotel. Entrance to this place is free. I saw 2 big Thai houses showcasing Thai lifestyle and culture from the past. It was informative and truly interesting experience.