Owl Art Museum in Nakhon Pathom

If you have any interest in owls then you should check out the new Owl Art Museum (พิพิธภัณฑ์ศิลปะนกฮูก) which is in Nakhon Pathom Province to the west of Bangkok. Here you will find over 1,000 different owls on display. As well as the museum, there is a shop selling owl handicraft and both children and adults can join art classes. On Saturdays there is a craft market.

The Owl Art Museum is about 400 meters away from the popular Thana Market along the Nakhon Chaisri River in Nakhon Pathom. It is open every day except Mondays. On Tuesdays to Fridays it is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. At the weekend it is open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.  It costs 40 Baht for adults and 20 Baht for children. For more information and pictures, please visit their Facebook Page.

Batman Toy Museum in Bangkok

A new museum has opened in Bangkok that I am sure will delight children of all ages. Batcat Museum & Toys Thailand, which can be found in the Bang Kapi district of Bangkok, is a museum that specialises in collections of Batman and other superheroes. With 50,000 items in the museum, it is reputed to be one of the largest of its kind in Asia. The toys are all based on characters in comics, cartoons, TV shows and movies. Batman is obviously their focus, but they also have Superman, Spiderman as well as heroes and villians from Star Wars, The Avengers and Alien.

Batcat Museum & Toys Thailand is open Mondays-Fridays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and at the weekend from 9 a.m. to  8 p.m. Admission is 100 Baht for Thai adults and 60 Baht for Thai children. Foreigners have to pay 250/150 Baht. On Wednesdays admission is reduced to 50 Baht for everyone. The GPS co-ordinates are 13.763863509017186, 100.64535065877064. Click here for a map. Call 02 375 9006, 081 122 5039 for more information.

National Science and Technology Fair at BITEC until end of August

“National Science and Technology Fair 2012”, organized by the National Science Museum, is being held from now until 31 August 2012 at Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC). This is Thailand’s largest science and technology festival which consists of three major activities; science and technology exhibition, edutaining science experience, and science seminar. The fair is open daily from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The event aims to support and encourage the youth and people who are interested in learning about sciences and technologies and to show how technologies have played an important role in everyday life. Furthermore, the highlight of the events are an exhibition in honor of “His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej”, Royal Pavilion, The Father of Thai Science and Technologies, Disaster Prevention, The Bus 4D Simulator, and Earth & Universe.

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Dates for when “Museum Siam” is free during August

Museums in Thailand have been traditionally boring and dull places to spend an afternoon. That all changed with the opening of the Museum of Siam on Sanamchai Road in Bangkok. Located in the former premises of the Ministry of Commerce, the museum is just a short walking distance south of the Grand Palace and Wat Pho. If you have a few hours spare after visiting the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, then I highly recommend that you visit this museum which tries to answer the question, “Who are the people of Siam?” Through a series of exhibitions in different rooms you are taken through Thai history from past to present.

The normal price is 100 Baht for Thai people and 300 Baht for foreigners. But, during the following dates you can explore the museum for free:

• Thursday 2nd August– Asanha Bucha Day
• Friday 3rd August 2012 – Khao Phansa (Start of Buddhist Lent)
• Sunday 12th August 2012 – Mother’s Day