Suan Pakkad Palace Museum, Bangkok

Behind the wall in the far end is a private chapel. On special occasions, this hall is turned into a dining room. Interesting to note that whatever is under that red carpet can be turned into a dining table. How that's done, I didn't hear too clearly when the guide explained.

Note: There is a different guide for every house. Because they don't get as many tourists visiting the museum, the guides let you take your time and answer all your questions about the collections.

On the second floor of House 1, these 3 buddhas sit side by side in a glass cabinet. Each Buddha is different...the first one is Thai, the second is Indian, and the last is Burmese.

Beside these but not shown in the photo are two Chinese porcelain vases from the Ming Dynasty in a gorgeous, fiery orange.

There are several stone sculptures of Khmer art in the next room which were found by the princess near the Cambodian border.

I cannot express enough how interesting her collection is. I'm not one who loves museum artifacts but all the pieces in Suan Pakkad shows how rich Thai culture is.

On the ground floor of House 1 is the music room where a collection of Thai musical instruments are kept. This display of drums, xylophones, thai fiddles and gongs belonged to the late Prince Paribatra, the 33rd son of His Majesty King Chulalongkorn (Rama V).

Suan Pakkad gets its name from the cabbage garden that this area was before these houses were constructed. This museum, housed in 4 groups of traditional Thai buildings, is one that's often overlooked by visitors to Bangkok but one that I would highly recommend if you're interested in Thai culture and architecture.

You can go on your own but we went on a tour that combined Suan Pakkad and The Jim Thompson House.

Museum hours are from 9am to 4pm.

The first private museum in Thailand. There 're a big collection of Ban Chieng artefacts and so many styles of objects from Thailand and others countries.

The one of attraction thing 's the lacquer pavillion as you see in the picture. Built in Ayudhaya period.

Aparts from things, the original Thai tradition house with greenery atmosphere 's so wonderful. and the art gallery in a new building exhibit a temporary show almost the year.

On Si Ayutthaya Road not far from the intersection of Phaya Thai Road, used to be the residence of princess Chumbhot of Nagara Svarga, one of Thailand's leading art collectors.
There is a complex of five traditional Thai houses, overlooking a beautifully kept garden.
They house a large collection of Asian art and antiques.
One building exhibits a collection of seashells, mineral crystal and painted pottery from Ban Chiang.

Suan Pakkad Palace is open everyday except Sunday from 9.00 am - 4.00 pm. There is an admission fee of 80 baht.

Also known as the Lettuce farm Palace. This is a beautiful teak wood palace complex done in traditional Thai styles