Have you toured all 20 museums in Bangkok with the Muse Pass and looking for more?
Bangkok’s list of museums is now joined by the Pipit Banglamphu Museum and Coin Museum.
Located in the Phra Nakhon district, both museums opened earlier this month and are free through Sept. 30. They could be added to your Rattanakosin day trip’s visits to the museums and temples followed by shopping at Wang Lang Market, watching the sun set over the Chao Phraya and undoing the day’s peace- and wisdom-seeking with a night’s festivities on Khao Sarn Road.
Next to the Santi Chai Prakan Park, Pipit Banglamphu Museum is an adaptive reuse of the historical Kurusapha Printing House into a museum exploring the Banglamphu neighborhood’s history. The museum is open from 10am to 6pm everyday. The tour takes about 105 minutes with a 30 minutes in between. The first leaves at 10am and the last at 4pm. If you plan to visit on the weekend, it’s a good idea to go earlier and make reservation from 10am – noon before all the spots are taken.
Located on Chakrabongse Road, the Coin Museum is appropriately located in what was once the office of the Treasury Department’s Currency Management building. Now its first floor is open as an exhibition to the public to learn the history of culture, lifestyle and economics. The second and third floors of building will be opened for public to use as a library and learning center by the end of 2016. The museum is open from 10am to 6pm everyday. The tour takes about 20 minutes with a break of 30 minutes in between.
Photo: Pipit Banglamphu Museum
