The Treasury Museum Chiang Mai — Attraction in Chiang Mai Province

This story of the museum is built around the economics of the Lanna region, while mostly showing off different types of currency. There are some interesting displays and videos telling the story as well.

Overall a nice but somewhat short experience. Admission is free though, so if you're in the neighborhood and have the slightest knack for local culture, economy or currency, I'd recommend to just hop in

Keep in mind they will close from noon to 1pm for lunch break.

Additionally, if you've also visited the coin museum in Bangkok, then this museum might be slightly underwhelming and most of the monetary items will be seen in...

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 Mid Century Modern architecture, the building dates to 1947 when it was built as the residence of a Northern princess. Last but not least, it has fantastic air conditioning... so when feeling hot walking past all the temples, it's really nice...

A free museum that tells the history of money exchange and how it has developed recently. It is nice that the exhibits have English descriptions alongside the Thai. I found it interesting and it would be a nice place to take kids to as it is well laid out with a child friendly interactive section at the end. I personally would have liked to see more dates on the item descriptions as some of the time lines were a bit difficult to follow. If you ate interested in the history of money, it is a nice place to spend an hour or two. No photos...