Lanna Traditional House Museum CMU
Lanna Traditional House Museum CMU
Lanna Traditional House Museum CMU
4.5
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Sunday
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
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The museum has collected traditional houses as a Museum which consists of 9 houses and 4 rice granaries. The Center for the Promotion of Arts and Culture is currently improved to be a living Museum for the demonstration of Lanna life style, Lanna architecture and handicrafts as well as for academic purposes in Lanna studies and as a center of cultural activities.
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14 contributions
Nov 2024 • Couples
A oasis of calm in Chiang Mai. The well preserved houses are placed in a park like setting with a small amount of information about each one in English and Thai. Staff was friendly and helpful. We learned a lot about Lanna culture and history.
Written December 5, 2024
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Ndgree
San Clemente, CA17 contributions
Jan 2020
Nice collection of houses in a lovely setting. Recommended for anyone with interest in architecture, history, traditional life.
Written February 9, 2020
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Jenny W
hobart265 contributions
Aug 2019
Get a taxi and ask driver to wait as it is not serviced well with transport options. You might spend 1/2-1 1/2 hours here. 20 Baht entry. There was virtually no-one here when we visited, a real bonus and change from the temple crowds. Run by CM University, then 9 or so houses and rice barns are 100-150 years old, donated by old families and transplanted from original locations. Lovely gardens. Do the free interpretative modern exhibition.
Written August 22, 2019
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Dora
Sydney, Australia132 contributions
Jul 2018 • Couples
A very nicely presented small outdoor museum of traditional architecture. Nicely landscaped. Serene place. The buildings have mostly been dismantled and then transported and re-assembled here, i.e. original structures, mostly wood but also bamboo, cane and leaves. The explanatory plates are informative.
There was a small entry fee (40 BTH?). Easy to soend 30+ minutes there.
There was a small entry fee (40 BTH?). Easy to soend 30+ minutes there.
Written July 12, 2018
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lucyang99
Kuching, Malaysia79 contributions
Jan 2017 • Solo
These traditional Lannai houses are just a few steps across the white colonial style building named Lannai Folk Museum.
Authentic, unpainted wooden houses on stilts spread out on manicured lawn, surrounded by lush greenery ... Utterly charming! While my niece was busy taking photos, I made a beeline to an open shed. On the grass, painted hand made umbrellas were drying in the mild early evening sun. In that shed, a beautiful lady sat on the wooden floor, applying finishing touches on some more hand made umbrellas and folding fans. Those were painted earlier on by some tourist-students of Sukawkawin who teaches at the University of Chiang Mai. Sukawkawin speaks fluent English. Knowing that I wasn't going to take painting lessons from her, she thoughtfully offered to take my niece and me to the nearest house just a few meters away from the shed.
Under that house on stilts, a huge drum is propped side way on a low stand. Two elderly ladies in ethnic costume welcomed us with delicious traditional Lannai cakes. We were then ushered upstairs. On the veranda were middle aged/elderly ladies and a man, all in traditional Lannai costume. There was a basket of harvested cotton wool. The ladies worked effortlessly, removing seeds from the cotton wool, then spinning and winding the cleaned cotton into thread.
The man led us to look at (literally) every inch of their dwelling. It's very basic and simple, neat and tidy ... so clean. Language is not really a barrier. No words are needed when their warmth are expressed in their gestures, when their friendship is extended through their smiles, and when their hospitality simply fills the air around. They're so natural, so spontaneous.
One lady accorded us a Lannai blessing, sealed with strands of their cotton thread, fashioned into a wrist band simply held together by a square knot. We left Chiang Mai nearly a month ago. I'm still wearing the cotton wrist band.
By the way, if you appreciate hand embroidery (like I do), you may ask them to sell you a hand embroidered item.
Authentic, unpainted wooden houses on stilts spread out on manicured lawn, surrounded by lush greenery ... Utterly charming! While my niece was busy taking photos, I made a beeline to an open shed. On the grass, painted hand made umbrellas were drying in the mild early evening sun. In that shed, a beautiful lady sat on the wooden floor, applying finishing touches on some more hand made umbrellas and folding fans. Those were painted earlier on by some tourist-students of Sukawkawin who teaches at the University of Chiang Mai. Sukawkawin speaks fluent English. Knowing that I wasn't going to take painting lessons from her, she thoughtfully offered to take my niece and me to the nearest house just a few meters away from the shed.
Under that house on stilts, a huge drum is propped side way on a low stand. Two elderly ladies in ethnic costume welcomed us with delicious traditional Lannai cakes. We were then ushered upstairs. On the veranda were middle aged/elderly ladies and a man, all in traditional Lannai costume. There was a basket of harvested cotton wool. The ladies worked effortlessly, removing seeds from the cotton wool, then spinning and winding the cleaned cotton into thread.
The man led us to look at (literally) every inch of their dwelling. It's very basic and simple, neat and tidy ... so clean. Language is not really a barrier. No words are needed when their warmth are expressed in their gestures, when their friendship is extended through their smiles, and when their hospitality simply fills the air around. They're so natural, so spontaneous.
One lady accorded us a Lannai blessing, sealed with strands of their cotton thread, fashioned into a wrist band simply held together by a square knot. We left Chiang Mai nearly a month ago. I'm still wearing the cotton wrist band.
By the way, if you appreciate hand embroidery (like I do), you may ask them to sell you a hand embroidered item.
Written February 25, 2017
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Paul K
United Kingdom57 contributions
Jan 2017 • Couples
If you are interested in how Thai people lived in the 1890's this is a lovely place to visit.
Not a Dizney interpretation but the real thing. Beautiful old teak houses that real people lived in. Also well worth seeing is the "Colonial" house. A view of how European traders lived in CM during the 1920s - 1930s
Do visit the little tea room. It is a lovely pastiche of "Bel Epoch" France.
Not a Dizney interpretation but the real thing. Beautiful old teak houses that real people lived in. Also well worth seeing is the "Colonial" house. A view of how European traders lived in CM during the 1920s - 1930s
Do visit the little tea room. It is a lovely pastiche of "Bel Epoch" France.
Written January 26, 2017
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kellymackid
Pasadena, CA11 contributions
Feb 2016
We were looking forward to this museum and learning more about traditional Lanna houses but were a bit disappointed that the museum seems to have been mostly forgotten. One of the main buildings was locked up and we couldn't go in and the houses had no furniture really to view inside and limited information or signs to learn more about the houses. I don't think I would recommend going unless there was a special event.
Written March 7, 2016
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laserjet
York, UK73 contributions
Feb 2016 • Couples
Took us three goes to find it as the TA map position is miles out. When we eventually found it we saw 8 houses that were traditional but had nothing inside any of them.
Only 40p entry pp but not really worth the effort to find it.
For those looking it's on Canal Road within the University complex.
Bad point was we fancied a coffee afterwards at the on site cafe which advertised open from 8am - 5pm but at 2pm we were told it was closed.
Not impressed overall - sorry.
Only 40p entry pp but not really worth the effort to find it.
For those looking it's on Canal Road within the University complex.
Bad point was we fancied a coffee afterwards at the on site cafe which advertised open from 8am - 5pm but at 2pm we were told it was closed.
Not impressed overall - sorry.
Written February 25, 2016
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R.S.GRACE F. C
Macau, China46 contributions
Feb 2016 • Friends
The Lanna Traditional House Museum is located within the Chaing Mai University campus. There is an information office where you may purchase a book about the Lanna Traditional way of life, if you are interested to know more. The houses are actual houses that were transported from their original locations and meticulously reassembled at their current site. Thanks to the vision of a university professor, the houses continue to provide educational insight into the Lanna way of life. Some houses can be entered and inspected but others are too fragile and so are closed to tourists. Worth visiting if you're into history and if you want to learn more about the old ways.
Written February 19, 2016
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CFJB
Leeds, UK26 contributions
Feb 2015 • Couples
This is a very accessible display of the traditional architecture and gives a very good understanding of the teak house style.
Written December 17, 2015
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