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Collecting : From Palace to the People

How Prince and Princess Chumbhot open their palace for anyone to learn about history and culture

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H.R.H. Prince Chumbhotbongse of Nagara Svarga with the guest by Suan Pakkad Palace MuseumSuan Pakkad Palace

Collecting : From Palace to the People

Collecting is the beginning of the establishment of Suan Pakkad Palace Museum. It is originated from the interest in collecting antiques of the owners of the palace, the Prince and Princess Chumbhot.

Love and appreciation in the value of art, culture and antiques led to the collection of antiques, art objects and various collectibles. Those were the personal collections of the Field Marshal H.R.H. Prince Paribatra Sukhumbhand of Nagor Svarga, the Father, who had collected additional collectibles and the things that were brought to him later. From this reason, Suan Pakkad Palace has a large collection of antiques and artifacts.

Later, Prince Chumbhot began to bring the collected antiques for decorating the Thai houses. The collection beginning from with personal interest became a museum that is open to outsiders since 1952 onwards. This is considered the first case in Thailand where the owners of the house opened a museum for the outsiders to visit while still staying.

Visited Suan Pakkad Palace Museum by Suan Pakkad Palace MuseumSuan Pakkad Palace

Jacqueline Kennedy, First Lady of the United States 
as the wife of President John F. Kennedy, 
visited Suan Pakkad Palace Museum.

H.R.H. Prince Chumbhotbongse of Nagara Svarga with the guest by Suan Pakkad Palace MuseumSuan Pakkad Palace

H.R.H. Prince Chumbhotbongse of Nagor Svarga
led for visiting the artifact to the guest.

The artifact of Suan Pakkad Palace Museum by Suan Pakkad Palace MuseumSuan Pakkad Palace

Torso of Uma (?)

Stone. Ht. 109 cm
From Aranya Pratet, Sa Kaeo province.
Khmer art of Sambor Prei Kuk style. 
First half of the 7th century A.D.

The artifact of Suan Pakkad Palace Museum (11th Century A.D.) by Suan Pakkad Palace MuseumSuan Pakkad Palace

Male torso. (Vishnu?)

Stone . Ht. 45 cm.
From Aranya Pratet, Sa Kaeo province.
Khmer art of Baphuon style. 11th century A.D.

The artifact of Suan Pakkad Palace Museum by Suan Pakkad Palace MuseumSuan Pakkad Palace

The artifact of the Suan Pakkad Palace.

(Left) Tray decorated with mother-of-pearl.
Wood. Bangkok style. 19th century A.D.
(Right) Ivory three-stringed fiddle. Bangkok style. 19-20th century A.D.

With the guest at Suan Pakkad Palace Museum by Suan Pakkad Palace MuseumSuan Pakkad Palace

M.R. Pantip Paribatra and H.S.H. Prince Subhadradis Diskul with the guest.

Visited the Suan Pakkad Palace Museum by Suan Pakkad Palace MuseumSuan Pakkad Palace

M.R. Pantip Paribatra hosted Jacqueline Kennedy, 
First Lady of the United States as the wife of President John F. Kennedy, 
at Suan Pakkad Palace Museum.

Prince Henrik of Denmark visited the Suan Pakkad Palace by Suan Pakkad Palace MuseumSuan Pakkad Palace

M.R. Pantip Paribatra hosted Prince Henrik of Denmark 
at Suan Pakkad Palace Museum.

King Simeon II of Bulgaria, at the time Prince Simeon by Suan Pakkad Palace MuseumSuan Pakkad Palace

M.R. Pantip Paribatra led for visiting the ancient artifacts 
to welcome King Simeon II of Bulgaria, during as Prince Simeon, 
at Suan Pakkad Palace Museum.

With the foreign guest by Suan Pakkad Palace MuseumSuan Pakkad Palace

M.R. Pantip Paribatra hosted the foreign guests.

With H.S.H Prince Subhadradis Diskul with the foreign guests by Suan Pakkad Palace MuseumSuan Pakkad Palace

M.R. Pantip Paribatra with H.S.H. Prince Subhadradis Diskul 
led for visiting the ancient artifacts to welcome the foreign guests 
at Suan Pakkad Palace Museum.

Prince Philip,Duke of Edinburgh visited the Suan Pakkad Palace Musuem by Suan Pakkad Palace MuseumSuan Pakkad Palace

M.R. Pantip Paribatra welcome Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, 
whom visited Suan Pakkad Palace Museum.

Verandah in front of House No.2 by Suan Pakkad Palace MuseumSuan Pakkad Palace

Exhibition room

View of Exhibition room at Suan Pakkad Palace Museum.

Past atmosphere of exhibition room by Suan Pakkad Palace MuseumSuan Pakkad Palace

Exhibition room

View of Exhibition room
of Suan Pakkad Palace Museum in the past.

Past atmosphere of exhibition room by Suan Pakkad Palace MuseumSuan Pakkad Palace

House 1

View of Exhibition room
of Suan Pakkad Palace Museum in the past.

H.S.H. Prince Subhadradis Diskul with the foreign guest by Suan Pakkad Palace MuseumSuan Pakkad Palace

H.S.H. Prince Subhadradis Diskul led for visiting the ancient artifact 
to welcome the Portuguese Foreign Minister on 12 th September, 1970.

H.M. Queen Rambai Barni visited Suan Pakkad Palace Musuem. by Suan Pakkad Palace MuseumSuan Pakkad Palace

H.M. Queen Rambai Barni visited the Ban Chiang exhibition room 
at Suan Pakkad Palace Museum in 1971. 

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