Hidden gems - Museums in Chiang Mai, Thailand not to miss (Updated December, 2023)

Hidden gems: Museums in Chiang Mai

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Chiang Mai. This list contains 11 places from Museum category.

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GEDHAVA

Art gallery

👍👍 Please ask

5.00 (5 reviews) (~2.93 km from centre)

Bank of Thailand Convention Hall

Government office

👍👍 The guided tour provided by the curator, khun Noon was highly informative. Interesting relics, scaled reproductions and artifacts. Learnt a great deal about Lanna culture and history. Very enjoyable!

4.90 (16 reviews) (~2.42 km from centre)

The Treasury Museum Chiang Mai

Museum

👍👍 This is remarkably nice and extremely well presented. It covers the history of trade in the old Lanna Kingdom, up until the present day, basically from clam shell coins, various weighted coins all the way to modern day e-payments. The building is also extremely nice, a splendid example of Tropical...

4.80 (93 reviews) (~1.56 km from centre)

The Bridge An Eclectic Luxotel

Inn

👍 All are good, staffs are great, nice breakfast, room is clean and homy, pillow and mattress are terrific. The only little flaw but cause such a hugh frustration is "black-out" curtains that are not likely to do what's it made for. Waking up at 6:30 AM because the morning ray of light projecting exc...

4.70 (59 reviews) (~3.06 km from centre)

Wat Ket Karam Community Museum

Museum

👍👍 a Nice surprise at the end of the day We were in Chiang Mai for 5 days last November for Yi Peng (Flying Lantern Festival) and Loy Krathong (Floating Lantern Festival), and we had planned a 3 day Temple circuit in the Old City. We had pin pointed the most famous ones like Wat Chedi Luang Varavihar...

4.70 (22 reviews) (~2.51 km from centre)

เฮือนเจียงลือ

Museum

😐 😀😀😀😀😀

4.70 (11 reviews) (~6.35 km from centre)

Buddhist Manuscript Library and Museum

Museum

👍👍 Beautiful building with fine art/architecture

4.70 (11 reviews) (~1.56 km from centre)

พิพิธภัณฑ์ เฉลิมพระเกียรติ์ มูลนิธิวีระภุชงค์ และสถาบันโพธิยาวิชาลัย

Museum

👍 태국의 여타 사원과 달리 서민적인 분위기의 사원이지만 역사가 깊은 사원이다. (1297년 창건) 번쩍이는 금빛대신 소박한 토굴형식의 사원이라 소외감은 어쩔수가 없나보다. 경내에 개와 닭, 비둘기와 물고기가 많다.

4.60 (19 reviews) (~3.5 km from centre)

Surasak Gallery

Museum

👍👍 The gallery is open from 9am to 7pm, closed on Monday. Surasak Suvira is a painter, a photographer and a musician. He was born in Lomsak Thailand. At a young age he began to perform as a singer and started drawing. He moved to Chiang Mai to study art but lack of support forced him to work in advert...

4.60 (11 reviews) (~1.65 km from centre)

อาคารเฉลิมพระเกียรติ 7รอบ พระชนมพรรษา

Museum

👍 สถานที่สะอาด คัดกรองดี

4.50 (17 reviews) (~3.07 km from centre)

พิพิธภัณฑ์ โรงเรียนปรินส์รอยแยลส์วิทยาลัย

Museum

👍👍 I have to say that I myself have stopped by to visit many years ago. When I went to see the Prince Royal School Church. If there is new information Please give me more. If you are someone who likes historical travel. I like to study the history of the places I go. If you come to Chiang Mai, you sho...

4.50 (10 reviews) (~2.62 km from centre)

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Hidden gems: Museums in Chiang Mai, Thailand