Sawanworanayok National Museum

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The Sawanworanayok National Museum ( Thai พิพิธภัณฑสถาน แห่ง ชาติ สวรรค วร นายก , RTGS Phiphithaphanthasathan Haeng Chat Sawanworanayok ) is a branch of the National Museum of Thailand in Sawankhalok ( Sawankhalok Amphoe , Sukhothai Province ), in the northern region of Thailand . It is one of the provincial museums of Sukhothai Province under the jurisdiction of the Fine Arts Department . It is located on the site of Wat Sawankharam on the western bank of Maenam Yom .

History, architecture, tasks

Sawanworanayok National Museum

The origin of the museum goes back to the private collection of Thongkham Jitratorn (1877-1965), who, under the name Phra Sawanworanayok, as abbot of Wat Sawankharam and chief monk of Sukhothai province, had amassed an extensive and high-quality collection of ancient Buddha images . He bequeathed this collection to the public on the condition that a museum should be built on the site of the Wat after his death . This museum was founded in 1981 and inaugurated on March 15, 1984 under the chairmanship of Her Royal Highness Maha Chakri Sirindhorn .

The collections are presented to the public in a two-storey museum building with one main wing and two side wings . The building was designed and built with an exterior appearance similar to traditional Thai style .

The task of the museum is to collect and preserve archaeological finds and other art objects from the ancient royal cities of Sukhothai and Si Satchanalai and to restore them, as well as to preserve and present these objects and the collections they have taken over. In addition to the museum's own collections, temporary exhibitions are also shown. In addition to its exhibition function, the museum offers guided tours, lectures, hands-on demonstrations, and similar activities.

Collections

The Sawanworanayok National Museum now houses well over 3,000 objects. The fund consists of the Foundation of Phra Sawanworanayok, the gift of the abbot of another monastery, objects from archaeological excavations and from the unterwasserarchäologisch salvaged cargo in the Gulf of Thailand sunken ships . The exhibits are divided into four different collections, which are presented in permanent exhibitions in the museum :

  • Historical Collection Sawankhalok :
    uses archaeological and other artifacts to show the historical development of the region between Si Satchanalai and Sukhothai from prehistory to modern times.
  • Sangkhalok ceramics collection : Considered the
    finest collection of Thai ceramics of any national museum in the country. Presents the local Sukhothai and Sawankhalok goods in the best lighting space of the house
  • Buddha statue
    collection : extensive collection of different styles and epochs from the foundation of Phra Sawanvowaranayok and the donation of Phra Rajprasitthikun; puts a special emphasis on the sculptures of the Sukhothai style .
  • Phra Sawanworanayok Collection :
    Reconstructs the abbot's biography with the help of personal items from the life of the abbot.

literature

  • Dawn F. Rooney: Ancient Sukhothai, Thailand's Cultural Heritage . River Books, Bangkok 2008, ISBN 978-974-9863-42-8 , pp. 198-201.

Web links

Commons : Sawanwaranayok National Museum  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The last official census dates from 1999 and amounted to 3154 pieces. ( Memento of the original from January 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nationalmuseums.finearts.go.th

Coordinates: 17 ° 19 ′ 11.7 "  N , 99 ° 49 ′ 36"  E