If you have the opportunity to visit various parts of Thailand in depth, you will surely discover Thailand’s many unique themed museums. Not only national museums are worth seeing, but even private themed museums set up independently by the people have a wide variety and rich collections. Not letting too much.This shows that Thailand, which has never been colonized by Western powers, is proud of its cultural heritage preservation and multicultural vitality.
After finishing the trip to the River Kwai Bridge in Kanchanaburi, on the way back to Bangkok and passing through Nakhon Pathom, we stopped by to visit the Wood Carving Art Village in Nakhon Pathom Province to appreciate the rich and amazing collection of wood carvings.
Basic introduction and ticket price of Woodcarving Art Village
The Woodcarving Art Village is located in Nakhon Pathom, west of Bangkok, beside the Tha Chin tributary of the Chao Phraya River. There is no convenient public transportation nearby. You can only drive by yourself or go with a group/chartered car.Tickets for visiting the Art Village are divided into Thai locals and foreign tourists. Thais are 300 baht for adults/100 baht for children, and foreign tourists are 650 baht for adults and 300 baht for children.
Art Village’s collection of woodcarving works has been collected by a Thai family over four generations and more than 31 years. The themes of woodcarving are mainly global religions, Thai mythological figures and land/sea creatures. You can only experience the exquisiteness of woodcarving after you have actually seen it.In addition, there are still restaurants and hotels in the park. The hotel has XNUMX rooms and a swimming pool. It used to be the residence of the family in the park, and it is also an elegant wooden building.
Klook.Itinerary reservation:Woodland Muangmai Wood Carving Art Village Ticket
▲ Woodland map.Number 1 is the ticket booth and number 2 is the Muangmai Woodcarving Exhibition Hall.
▲ There is a large parking lot and farmland in front of the entrance of the Woodcarving Art Village.
▲ The signboard on the right of the entrance of the Wood Carving Art Village, the original vague words "Museum & Resort" can be faintly seen below. Later, Woodland was positioned as the art village, and the functions of museums and hotels were no longer emphasized.
▲ The Muangmai Woodcarving Exhibition Hall is on the left of the entrance. Going forward is the entrance of the restaurant and hotel.
Muangmai Wood Carving Exhibition Hall
The woodcarving exhibition hall has an outdoor exhibition area and an indoor exhibition area. The indoor exhibition area is air-conditioned and will be more comfortable to visit, but the second floor will be hotter.The outdoor exhibition area mainly displays mythological characters. The first floor exhibition area mainly displays land/sea animals and mythological characters and mythological stories. The second floor displays religious characters and stories, mainly Buddhism and Catholicism. You must take off your shoes when you go up to the second floor and put them in the hall. Inside the plastic bag provided by the party.
During the visit to the exhibition hall, I not only felt the exquisiteness of the sculptures, but also inexplicably realized that the back of each sculpture was full of religious or mythological stories. At this time, I felt that I read too little in ordinary books, if I could do more beforehand. Looking at the Thai myths and stories, I believe you can better appreciate the spirit of each carving.Next, let's take a look at the exquisite sculptures exhibited in each exhibition area!
▲ The opening hours of the Woodcarving Exhibition Hall are from 09:30-17:00.
▲ After purchasing the ticket, walk forward to the outdoor exhibition area with free wheelchairs next to it.
▲ This is Guan Gong!The carvings in the Woodcarving Exhibition Hall are not limited to Thai figures.
▲ Ganesha, the god of wisdom in Hinduism.According to the legend, he broke the ivory and stained it with ink so that he could copy a long epic poem. It really worked hard!
▲ Keep going, the entrance to the indoor exhibition area is right in front of you!
▲ As soon as you enter the indoor exhibition area, you can immediately feel the cooling effect of the indoor air-conditioning. The first exhibition is the cute animal area, ha!
▲ Projection of illumination lamps on the background makes marine life more vivid.
▲ Just a single wood carving can feel the story full of it.
▲ The scene of the Buddha preaching.
▲ The exhibition area on the second floor is dominated by wood carvings of Buddhist and Catholic figures.
▲ At the end of the second floor exhibition area are Catholic religious figures and story carvings.
▲ After walking out of the wood carving exhibition hall, you can continue to the restaurant and the Catholic Cathedral. In front is the entrance of the hotel attached to the park.
Wooden Catholic church and attached restaurant
After the visit to the Muangmai Wood Carving Exhibition Hall, everyone can go to the attached restaurant next to it to buy meals or drinks, and visit the restrooms with negative characteristics. Of course, the main feature is the wood carvings as the main decoration!After walking out of the restaurant, you can see the wooden Catholic cathedral building. There are many distinctive large wooden sculptures beside it. Not all the wooden sculptures in the church are all religious figures. There is also a portrait of the Thai king on the second floor.
▲ The front view of the Catholic Cathedral is very majestic.
▲ There are two carved wooden elephants beside it, very cute.
▲ Space and decorations on the second floor of the cathedral.
▲ The wood carving of the tree man next to the cathedral really looks like a figure of the Lord of the Rings.
▲ There is a restaurant in the park behind the Catholic Cathedral.
▲ A scene inside the restaurant, you can buy cold drinks to quench your thirst, and even the bathroom is decorated with wood carvings as the main decoration!
▲ A view of the building behind the Catholic Cathedral, with a long pool in front of it.
Woodcarving Art Village Introduction Video
After watching the woodcarving photo introduction of the Woodcarving Art Village, let's watch the introduction video of the Woodcarving Art Village and get a quick understanding of the facilities of the Woodcarving Art Village.Those who are interested must drive there by themselves, or find out whether to arrange a sightseeing tour or a day trip itinerary.
◎ Woodcarving Art Village. Woodland Muangmai. เมืองไม้
– Make an appointment:Klook
– English address: 15/1 M.4, Talat Amphoe Nakhon Chai Si, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
– Address in Thai: 15/1 หมู่ 4 ต.ดอนแฝก อ.นครชัยศรี จ.นครปะย่
– Tel: +66 34 265 330
– Business hours: 09:30-17:00, Monday to Sunday
– Official website: http://www.woodlandmuangmai.com/
– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/woodlandmuangmai/
