Songkhla
National Museum
The
Songkhla National Museum is housed behind a pleasant garden
in a charming Chinese-Thai style building originally built
in the 1870's as the family home of a wealthy merchant who
later became governor of the province. Restored as a museum
in the late 1970's it houses several intriguing collections
including primitive prehistoric jewelery and archaeological
finds from the 8th to the 10th centuries. The collection also
includes rare items from the Srivijaya period such as a 7th
to 9th century shivalingam discovered in Pattani. There are
also collections of Tang Dynasty ceramics, Chinese furniture,
Ayutthaya period Buddha images, and some exhibits relating
to the natural history of the area such as the skeleton of
a whale.
The
museum is open daily, except Monday, Tuesday and national
holidays, between 9.00 and 12.00 am, and 1.00 to 4.00 pm.
The entrance fee is 20 baht.
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