Baan Silapin
Baan Silapin
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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 6:15 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 6:04 PM
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Denise Moore
Townsville, Australia343 contributions
Dec 2019
We were lucky this trip to see the Puppet Show, after missing it last time two years ago. This time we had our granddaughter with us. The puppets came to magical life through the skill of the puppeteers. The puppeteers are dressed in black and masked, so that the puppets' personalities dominate. At the end of the performance the puppets engaged with the audience. Our granddaughter received a lovely hug from one of them. A special experience. Incredibly, there is no charge for the puppet show, especially since the training and skill is high. You get to witness a Thai cultural performance at no charge!
I think The Artist's House is an marvellous place, it's like being in the country but right in the middle of a huge city. It's a quiet, cool spot in the middle of Bangkok and it's delightful to sit there on the coffee shop verandah, on the klong, and watch the boat traffic pass by and to see all the houses on stilts with their gardens and decor, so colourful and creative. Upstairs is the art for viewing or buying. I think we took about a million photos here.
I think The Artist's House is an marvellous place, it's like being in the country but right in the middle of a huge city. It's a quiet, cool spot in the middle of Bangkok and it's delightful to sit there on the coffee shop verandah, on the klong, and watch the boat traffic pass by and to see all the houses on stilts with their gardens and decor, so colourful and creative. Upstairs is the art for viewing or buying. I think we took about a million photos here.
Written February 21, 2020
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capsicum0620
Thailand1,044 contributions
Dec 2023 • Couples
Ideal for a short walk away from the confusion of the city center. Quite a few tourists and a lot of Thai children who attend the painting workshops.
On the other hand, it's not great in terms of art objects.
It is better to dedicate yourself to tasting a drink overlooking the canal
On the other hand, it's not great in terms of art objects.
It is better to dedicate yourself to tasting a drink overlooking the canal
Written December 10, 2023
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Surzen
London, UK188 contributions
Mar 2018 • Solo
I am here right now (Mon 19/03/18) and this is definitely the highlight, as well as the most amazing place I have visited in a ling time...as already mentioned by fellow travellers before me...
If in Bangkok forget everything, find some time to visit the Artist House; whichever way you use (motorbike, taxi, public BTS) always remember that to get here you would ask your driver to go all the way to the end of the narrow street, or soi;then walk on the stairs on your left, on the small bridge crossing the Khlong and turn left, walk for approx 50 metres and you found it!
Enjoy!
If in Bangkok forget everything, find some time to visit the Artist House; whichever way you use (motorbike, taxi, public BTS) always remember that to get here you would ask your driver to go all the way to the end of the narrow street, or soi;then walk on the stairs on your left, on the small bridge crossing the Khlong and turn left, walk for approx 50 metres and you found it!
Enjoy!
Written March 18, 2018
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gats2014
Kolkata (Calcutta), India13 contributions
Apr 2016 • Solo
I visited The Artist House or Baan Silapin after i heard about it from my sister who lives in Bangkok. A must visit if you like an arty laid back ambiance and want to spend a quiet day away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
Located next to a canal Baan Silapin makes you want to be an artist...whiling away time sketching the canal, painting and dreaming...... It is a 2 storey wooden house with a cafe and courtyard downstairs and a gallery upstairs. The gallery had a very interesting display of art by local artist. The cafe has nice wholesome snacks and beverages. What I liked best were the fruit juices...the tamarind one is very refreshing and tasty if you like your drink tangy. A collection of paints, brushes and paper is kept in one corner if you want to paint and the small store has lovely stationery in minimalist designs ( as well as other things!)
Outside the canal drifts lazily by, watched forever by the red man and white man, sitting companionably on the boardwalk. You can join them and gaze at the quaint houses on the canal and wave at the long tail boats rushing by with their cargoes of tourists. Shops on the boardwalk sell fish food for as little as B10 and its a treat to feed the hungry catfish in the canal and watch them frolic in the water.
Every afternoon at 2 pm (except wednesday) there is a traditional Thai puppet show...very entertaining! Though I was told that sometimes the shows are not there because the group is away somewhere else.
Once thats over you can roam around the area which is a maze of small lanes. There are 2 wats...one new and large and one old and full of character (reminded me of the ruined temple in Walt Disney's Jungle Book!) and quite a few places where you can get a simple meal. I ended the day with a shoulder massage next door to The Artist House. Choo was great...he's a drummer who does this on the side and kept me entertained with his singing as he was doing the massage!
All in all one of the highlights of my trip to Bangkok! For those who like this sort of thing, please devote the whole day to Baan Silapin...its not for a quick visit, you just have to soak in the atmosphere there! To get there I took the Skytrain to Bang Wa and then showed the address to a taxi driver who took me straight to Soi 3 ( about 10 mins). Once you get to the end of the soi, let the taxi go ( it cant go further!) and walk over a little bridge over the canal. Immediately turn left on the boardwalk and you will come across the red man sitting there. Thats it. Coming back you can hop onto a motor cycle taxi or a red pickup truck which will take you to the main road. From there you can get a taxi to Bang wa station.
Located next to a canal Baan Silapin makes you want to be an artist...whiling away time sketching the canal, painting and dreaming...... It is a 2 storey wooden house with a cafe and courtyard downstairs and a gallery upstairs. The gallery had a very interesting display of art by local artist. The cafe has nice wholesome snacks and beverages. What I liked best were the fruit juices...the tamarind one is very refreshing and tasty if you like your drink tangy. A collection of paints, brushes and paper is kept in one corner if you want to paint and the small store has lovely stationery in minimalist designs ( as well as other things!)
Outside the canal drifts lazily by, watched forever by the red man and white man, sitting companionably on the boardwalk. You can join them and gaze at the quaint houses on the canal and wave at the long tail boats rushing by with their cargoes of tourists. Shops on the boardwalk sell fish food for as little as B10 and its a treat to feed the hungry catfish in the canal and watch them frolic in the water.
Every afternoon at 2 pm (except wednesday) there is a traditional Thai puppet show...very entertaining! Though I was told that sometimes the shows are not there because the group is away somewhere else.
Once thats over you can roam around the area which is a maze of small lanes. There are 2 wats...one new and large and one old and full of character (reminded me of the ruined temple in Walt Disney's Jungle Book!) and quite a few places where you can get a simple meal. I ended the day with a shoulder massage next door to The Artist House. Choo was great...he's a drummer who does this on the side and kept me entertained with his singing as he was doing the massage!
All in all one of the highlights of my trip to Bangkok! For those who like this sort of thing, please devote the whole day to Baan Silapin...its not for a quick visit, you just have to soak in the atmosphere there! To get there I took the Skytrain to Bang Wa and then showed the address to a taxi driver who took me straight to Soi 3 ( about 10 mins). Once you get to the end of the soi, let the taxi go ( it cant go further!) and walk over a little bridge over the canal. Immediately turn left on the boardwalk and you will come across the red man sitting there. Thats it. Coming back you can hop onto a motor cycle taxi or a red pickup truck which will take you to the main road. From there you can get a taxi to Bang wa station.
Written June 2, 2016
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Xander Shah
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia337 contributions
Mar 2019 • Solo
Arrived a few hours before the show so got the chance to watch kids practicing and learning the traditional arts. It was very exciting. Despite the heat (it was a really hot day!), the place is quite cooling so it was really convenient hanging around. There’s also a small cafe that serves Thai iced tea and coffee, much needed in that kind of weather. Should you feel hungry, there are restaurants serving Thai food. I absolutely love this place and highly recommended to those who have extra time in Bangkok.
Written April 2, 2019
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Atula
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia177 contributions
May 2017
This is a 200 year old traditional Thai Artist house, renovated and kept alive to meaningfully engage young men and women of the community and revive traditional Thai art. It is a 2-storey teak house right on top of the Khlong (canal) and very scenic. The first floor houses a cozy cafe, a courtyard and a tastefully done shop that sells blank stickers, paper mache articles such as masks, stars and christmas decorations for you to paint. They also sell finished art and craft good- little knicks and knacks. The corridor of the Artist house is lined with 4-5l human-sized red and white statues sitting or standing on the wooden floor leaning over the water. Looking at the statues one can imagine how the original occupants of the house must have spent their lazy afternoons and evenings here, gazing at the water. The second floor houses a display of oil paintings done by the artists, most of which are scenes of the khlong and old Bangkok
Every day at 2 pm (except on Wednesday) a traditional Thai puppet show is performed using hand crafted puppets. The show is engaging, entertaining and beautiful. Such traditional puppet shows and the hand-crafted puppets have disappeared from Bangkok. In the five years that I've lived here, this is the only place where I have seen a really good and skillfully done puppet show. i hear there's one at Asiatique but I can bet that one cannot compare with this one because this one has the old style backdrop and atmosphere. I loved the puppet so much that I asked them if the artists can craft two khon masks (only the head of puppets) for me. The artist has kindly obliged. I paid him advance and am excited to go back after three weeks to pick up my traditionally hand crafter pieces by an authentic Thai puppet artist himself!
I love going there.
Every day at 2 pm (except on Wednesday) a traditional Thai puppet show is performed using hand crafted puppets. The show is engaging, entertaining and beautiful. Such traditional puppet shows and the hand-crafted puppets have disappeared from Bangkok. In the five years that I've lived here, this is the only place where I have seen a really good and skillfully done puppet show. i hear there's one at Asiatique but I can bet that one cannot compare with this one because this one has the old style backdrop and atmosphere. I loved the puppet so much that I asked them if the artists can craft two khon masks (only the head of puppets) for me. The artist has kindly obliged. I paid him advance and am excited to go back after three weeks to pick up my traditionally hand crafter pieces by an authentic Thai puppet artist himself!
I love going there.
Written May 9, 2017
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stuffmatters
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia922 contributions
Nov 2016 • Couples
We visited the artists house as part of our Canal tour with Pandan (see separate review) and it was very much a highlight. The house itself is an old 2 story teak house and gives a good idea of the old bangkok. The upstairs rooms all display local artists work.
The artists house is also home to puppeteers who put on a fantastic display of traditional Thai puppetry against a background of an old stupa. The show was a real highlight of our Bangkok visit.
The puppets are each managed by 3 puppeteers who managed very successfully to bring them to life. Very highly recommended
The artists house is also home to puppeteers who put on a fantastic display of traditional Thai puppetry against a background of an old stupa. The show was a real highlight of our Bangkok visit.
The puppets are each managed by 3 puppeteers who managed very successfully to bring them to life. Very highly recommended
Written December 2, 2016
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Ajreeng
Surabaya, Indonesia23 contributions
Mar 2016 • Friends
This is absolutely a must visit place if you go to Bangkok. Although is far from the center of the city but worth to try. The artist house or Baan Silapin is a unique riverside house with a nice ambience of old canal and local neighbourhood. You can see some longtail boat past by along the river. Me and my sister having a really good time here, and wish we can stay longer, because it feels peaceful. So relaxing.
There's a traditional Thai puppet show everyday (except wednesday) at 2 pm. What could you ask for more, its beautiful place, with a nice ambience, a great view, a great perform, and nice people around, all free! but you can donate them.
You can go there by BTS, stop at Bang Wa BTS station and then take taxi from there to Charoen Sanitwong Soi 3, at the end of the soi there's a small bridge. Go cross the river, the artist house is on the left, you can see the "red man" from the bridge (by the way, there's no 7-eleven at the end of the soi, maybe it already closed or moved).
There's a traditional Thai puppet show everyday (except wednesday) at 2 pm. What could you ask for more, its beautiful place, with a nice ambience, a great view, a great perform, and nice people around, all free! but you can donate them.
You can go there by BTS, stop at Bang Wa BTS station and then take taxi from there to Charoen Sanitwong Soi 3, at the end of the soi there's a small bridge. Go cross the river, the artist house is on the left, you can see the "red man" from the bridge (by the way, there's no 7-eleven at the end of the soi, maybe it already closed or moved).
Written March 15, 2016
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lulyshahabudin
25 contributions
Oct 2019 • Couples
Last week I had the opportunity to visit Baan Silapin in Bangkok.Not many knows of this Artist village.The houses on stilts at the canal are 200 years old.They have puppet shows,cafe and quaint souvenir shops.The place is tranquil and for art lovers this place is a must visit place.
Written November 4, 2019
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joel d
Bangkok, Thailand54 contributions
Nov 2018
On the Klong Bang Luang, Baan Silapin (artiste house) is a beautiful 200 years house and a 600 years old Stupa (Chedi) inside. A lovely, fun and one of the best traditional puppet show in BKK, every day at 14.00 (Wednesday off.) It happens they have performance somewhere else, it's a very popular troupe and has to earn money to continue to keep on making a living from their art. Handicraft by local artists displays for sale, activities, cafe and restaurants, a nice place to chill out. Many boat tours stop there. You can either go there by longtail boat (negotiate a klong tour) that you can rent from a pier (Thaksin Sathorn, Rajinee 7, Wat Arun) or BTS Bang Wa or Talat Phlu station and then a taxi to Wat kuhasawan (50 to 80 baht) from there a short walk to the klong.
let me add, please don't feed the fish with bread that's not good for them.
tel. 02 868 5279, 081 258 9260, 089 125 3949
let me add, please don't feed the fish with bread that's not good for them.
tel. 02 868 5279, 081 258 9260, 089 125 3949
Written January 4, 2019
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Closest BTS station is called Talat Phlu, motorbikes at the end of the Soi will take you there for THB50 when leaving Baan Silapin; otherwise arriving use the Talat Phlu station as the closest one - then taxi or motorbike.
Written March 19, 2018
Hi, I plan to come with a friend either on Saturday 8 or Sunday 9. I'd like to check if the puppeteers will be there for the 2:00 PM show?
Written September 27, 2016
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