The Bangkok National Museum is the main branch museum of the National Museums in Thailand and also the largest museum in Southeast Asia. It features exhibits of Thai art and history. The museum is located in 4 Na Phra That, Bangkok 10200, Thailand, occupying the former palace of the vice king on the northwest corner of Sanam Luang square.
The museum was established and opened in 1874 by King Rama IV's rile. today the galleries contain exhibits covering Thai History back to Neolitics times. The collection includes The King Ram Khamhaeng inscription. Other than preserving and displaying Thai artifacts dated from Dvaravati, Srivijaya, to Sukhothai and Ayutthaya period, the museum also displaying extensive collections of regional Asian Buddhist Arts such as Indian Gandhara, Chinese Tang, Vietnamese cham, IndonesianJava, and Cambodian Khmer arts.
The Decorative Arts and Ethnological Collection which is displayed in the old central palace buildings. This collection contains a variety if artistic, cultural and ethnographic exhibits such as gold treasure and precious stones, mother of pearl inlay, royal emblems and insignia, costumes and textiles, ceramics, carved ivory, old royal transportation, old weapons and musical instrument.
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