Museum of the Thai Parliament - A museum of the history of the Thai parliament. Located in the Thai Parliament building in Bangkok . The museum is dedicated to the political history of Thailand after the transition to a constitutional monarchy in 1932 . The museum has exhibitions telling about the life of King Rama VII, about the history of the Siamese revolution of 1932, during which the country underwent a transition from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy, and copies of the Thai Constitution are presented.
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| Thai Parliament Museum | |
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| A country |  Thailand |
| City | Bangkok |
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| Site | library2.parliament.go.th/... |
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History
The museum was created and first opened to the public in 1974. The museum building has a research center (ศูนย์ บริการ เอกสาร และ ค้นคว้า), the secretariat of the House of Representatives, and the library of the Thai parliament.
In 1976, it was supposed to move the museum to the throne room of the Throne Hall of Ananda-Samakhom , the former parliament building, but this was prevented by the ongoing reconstruction there.
In 1978, the museum was transferred to the B building (ตึก บี) of the Parliament House.
In 1980, a statue of King Prachadipok (Rama VII) was erected in front of the parliamentary building 1 (อาคาร รัฐสภา 1) of the house of parliament, and behind it was opened the Museum of King Prajadrik, which presents the personal belongings of the King.
In 1984, Ukrret Mongkolanavin, the then Chairman of the Thai National Assembly, proposed moving the Parliament Museum to the Ananta Samahoma Throne Hall. After the repair in the throne room, the museum was there from December 10, 1984, after which it was again transferred to the House of Parliament, where it was in the same room as the museum of King Prajadrik.
The King Prajadric Museum moved to the new building on Lan Luang, located near Phan Fa Bridge, in 1998.
Board
The museum is currently run by the Museum Agency and the Archival Division (กลุ่ม งาน พิพิธภัณฑ์ และ จดหมายเหตุ), the Bureau of Educational Services (สำนัก วิชาการ) and the Secretariat of the House of Representatives.
The museum is located in the hall behind the statue of King Prachadipok (Rama VII) in the parliamentary building 1 (อาคาร รัฐสภา 1), the Thai parliament building, Bangkok near the Dusit Zoo .
The museum can be reached by shuttle buses No. 12, 18, 28, 70, 108, 539, 542 and 515 [1] .
Hours and Rates
The museum is open Monday through Friday, from 09:00 to 16:00, excluding holidays [2] . Entrance to the museum is free [3] .
Exhibitions
The museum has organized exhibitions presented in five sections: [4] .
- Section 1. Shows the life of King Rama VII .
- Section 2. Presentes materials on the history of the Siam Revolution of 1932, during which the country underwent a transition from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy .
- Section 3. Copies of the Thai Constitution are provided .
- Section 4. Displays historic parliamentary sessions.
- Section 5. Describes the cooperation and relationships between Thai and foreign parliaments.
Copy of the 1932 Constitution
Museum historical documents
Historical Bulletins
School books
Historical and Political Journal
- Museum exhibitions
Siam Constitution
Notes
- ↑ Phiphitthaphan ratthasaphā (Thai) (inaccessible link) . Dusit Tour . Bangkok: Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (nd). Date of treatment April 18, 2017. Archived April 19, 2017.
- ↑ Phiphitthaphan ratthasaphā (Thai) . Secretariat of the House of Representatives of Thailand . Bangkok: Secretariat of the House of Representatives of Thailand (nd). Date of appeal April 18, 2017.
- ↑ Phiphitthaphan ratthasaphā (phāsā 'angklit) (English) (pdf). Secretariat of the House of Representatives of Thailand . Bangkok: Secretariat of the House of Representatives of Thailand (nd). Date of appeal April 18, 2017.
- ↑ Phiphitthaphan ratthasaphā (phāsā thai) (Thai) (pdf). Secretariat of the House of Representatives of Thailand . Bangkok: Secretariat of the House of Representatives of Thailand (nd). Date of appeal April 18, 2017.
Links
- Official Website (Thai) (Thai)