Thalang National Museum is the National Museum of Phuket Province,Thailand.
At the beginning of the Bangkok period, early 1790's, Phuket
was an important factor in the protection of Thailand's independency
from the invading Burmese, two Thai heroines, repulsed the Burmese
Army from Thai territory. The place where the Thai Army withheld
the Burmese was at the city of Thalang on the Island of Phuket.
It is from this historic event that the museum takes its name
of Thalang National Museum. In 1985, on the occasion of the
200th anniversary of the Thalang War, Phuket Province, with
the cooperation of the Fine Arts Department, established the
Thalang National Museum.
The museum stands as a monument to honor these two courageous
woman, and is a repository of history, archaeology and culture
of Phuket Province and its surrounding area along the Andaman
seashore. In addition, the museum continues to preserve the
cultural heritage and serves as a source of the information
to those who visit Phuket.
The Thalang National
Museum started construction in 1985 and was inaugurated on March
14, 1989 by H.R.H. Princess Sirinthorn.
The exhibitions are housed in 2 buildings showing history, Archaeology,
ethnology and art of Phuket Province and its surrounding areas
as follows :
1. Prehistoric artifacts found and excavated
along the Andaman seashore.
2. Indian civilization on southern
peninsula of Thailand showing ancient relation between India
and this region, the exhibits are Visnu, Buddhist votive tablet,
replica of stupa, beads, etc.
3. Historical events of Phuket
Province
4. Ethnology, the displays of culture, tradition,
way of living and tools of local people of Phuket, etc.
Thalang Nation Museum
Thalang District, Phuket,
83110 Tel. (076) 311-426
Museum Service:
- special exhibition
- publication
- postcard and book shop
Museum Hours:
Open every day Except national holidays
09.00 - 04.00
p.m.
Admission Fee:
30 Baht
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