History of the National Museum Bangkok Historical background of the National Museum, Bangkok goes back to the year 1874. In that year His Majesty the King Rama V opened the first public "museum" to exhibit the previous royal collection of King Rama IV and other objects in general topics at the Concordia Pavillion inside the Grand Palace. Later, the Museum was transferred to "Wang Na", once a Palace to the Front or palace of the Prince Successor. In 1926, it became the "Bangkok Museum" and then developed to be the National Museum, Bangkok when it was organized under the Department of Fine Arts in 1933.                         Map of National Museum

Since : April 22, 1999