Chumphon National Museum
The Chumphon National Museum ( Thai พิพิธภัณฑสถาน แห่ง ชาติ ชุมพร ) is one of more than 30 national museums in Thailand .
location
The National Museum is located just outside the city of Chumphon on the way to Thung Wua Laen on a fenced-in area together with the provincial organization.
It is a two-story building. The library and service facilities are on the 1st floor . The 2nd floor houses the actual exhibition rooms.
exhibition
In addition to artefacts from the thousands of years of settlement history in the area, photographs and model buildings, the exhibition also includes a multimedia representation of the events during the devastating Typhoon Gay, which struck Chumphon province in November 1989 . The Japanese access to Thailand during World War II (1942), which originated in Chumphon, is also extensively reported.
In an exhibition room on the second floor there are paintings by the Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) , which, in addition to a nude, mainly depict portraits of Queen Sirikit .
history
The construction of the National Museum began in 1994 on the initiative of the then governor of the province, Prayun Phromphan, in order to make the most important objects from the history of the province accessible to the public. The building on the seven- Rai site was completed in 1995 .
Coordinates: 10 ° 31 '8 " N , 99 ° 11' 17.9" E