The national museum in Bangkok contains a plethora of Thai historical artifacts and pieces. For an entrance fee of just 200 Baht, it’s a worthwhile place to see some ancient artifacts and wander the huge grounds. I personally enjoyed it here more than the more popular Grand Palace; it’s also far less crowded.

Absolutely fantastic museum complex, if a bit confusing on the layout. At 200 baht pp, it’s a steal for how much you can see. All captions are translated into English. I spent 3 hours here (!!) and could have easily spent another hour. Incredibly interesting information. Be forewarned you’ll have to take your shoes off for some buildings and building sections- can be a bit annoying but c’est la vie. Photos allowed. The royal chariots are especially cool.

I decided to visit the museum and only look at two of its many buildings, saving the others for future visits. I concentrated on the Buddhist sculptures and artefacts from temples and Hindu deities and Buddhist boddisatvas. I also looked in the prehistoric section to study the shards, pottery, ceramics, and bronze items from long ago. The museum is organized very well and the displays are solemn and reverent. It is very worthwhile to visit the museum and take your time.

Although I enjoyed most of the museums I visited in SE Asia, I was often surprised that it only took a few hours to cover them, including other national museums. So it was a wonderful surprise to visit Thailand’s National Museum and spent a lovely five to six hours exploring such a rich and deep collection! The holdings are spread across a number of buildings, all of which are worth at lest a stop. The two history sections are outstanding - and thorough without overwhelming - while the arts collection is just stunning! Well presented with lots of English descriptions, this is a great overall look at Thai history and culture. Full disclosure, I’m a historian that spends hours in museums. You can easily cover this museum in less time, but it really should be a “must see” while in Bangkok. My thanks to the curators whose love of their artifacts and culture are evident in the exhibits!

Free tours by English speaking volunteers at 9:30 am on Wednesdays and Thursdays. I was lucky enough to arrive for one of them. My advice is make sure that's when you come. Christopher gave a brilliant summary of Thai history and pre-history and the necessary grounding in Hinduism and Buddhism to understand it. It's a well curated and labelled collection of exhibits but the tour gave me the best understanding I've had in 20 years of visiting the region.

Beautiful museum with a great collection. It's spread through a few different buildings. Furniture (including golden thrones), ceramics, clothing, puppets, statuary---lots of fun stuff. Oh, and there is one building with enormous, spectacular funeral chariots! Chariots the living royal family would ride in for someone ELSE'S funeral, that is. Check those out! The museum is close to the Grand Palace. The price is 200B, and that gets you into the Royal Barges Museum too. But they're closed on Monday and Tuesday, so pick a different day.

This is a great museum spread over a range of buildings each one covering a different aspect of early Thailand, only 200 Baht (£3.60) per person. Exhibits are well labelled and there are some video presentations as well. We spent a very enjoyable few hours there.

Wonderfull and huge museum. There are guided tours throughout museum every Wednesday and Thursday at 9.30 in English, French, German and Japanese. Guides-volonteers are passionate about telling about Siam's history and buddhism. They proffessionally and with a sence of humor lead you towards the exhibition. It's worth to be visited.

An interesting museum with good artifacts. I like the ship designs and the stories of the antiques. I wish I had more time to explore the museum. I probably could go relax there the whole day if I don't have other trips planned.

Loved this museum. Spread over a number of buildings there were some spectacular exhibits with very diverse subjects. Well air-conditioned which allowed you the comfort to really enjoy the artifacts on show. Well presented and beautifully displayed. One of my vary favourite places.