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Wat Phra Kaew Museum – Temple of the Emerald Buddha Museum
พิพิธภัณฑ์วัดพระศรีรัตนศาสดาราม
A museum within Bangkok’s Grand Palace with a collection on the art and architecture of Wat Phra Kaew.
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Wat Phra Kaew Museum stands inside the Grand Palace on Na Phra Lan Road. Its collection documents the building and restoration of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha through objects, models, drawings and historic photographs. The museum occupies its own building within the palace grounds.
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The museum collection
The museum was established to preserve works from Wat Phra Kaew and document the temple’s construction and restoration. The Fine Arts Department records models, drawings, historic photographs and temple objects in the collection.
Museum visiting hours
Google Maps lists 08:30–15:30 daily for this museum. The Grand Palace publishes a separate campus schedule and does not specify gallery access. Check the Palace schedule and ask at the entrance whether the museum galleries are open and included in your visit.
Museum building in 2018
The photograph shows the museum’s own frontage inside the Grand Palace. Photo by Supanut Arunoprayote, resized and converted to WebP under CC BY 4.0.
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