The fascinating museum of Kru Kang house, in the Klaeng district of Rayong, was first opened in 2016 in a ceremony presided over by the then culture minister Weera Rojphotchanarat and attended by the provincial governor and local government officials.
It is a reminder of things gone by, of objects that many teens would, today, not recognise for what they are: abacuses and typewriters, mobile telephones without a screen, phonographs and much more.
Our walk round this old house was an hour very well spent. It is truly amazing to see how quickly time marches on, and that things that were familiar to us and frequently used 30, 40, 50 years ago are now so old as to be forgotten, and almost lost to our memory.
If you do try and visit, and it is worthwhile, as an aid to watching the GPS you will recognise the museum with this old green Chevrolet parked right outside.
Kru Kang House museum is about 60 kilometres east of Rayong, easily doable as part of a weekend trip to Pattaya, Rayong...
Read moreI definitely recommend this museum to anyone that keen to know the Thai old days with a lot of stuff they have used in the past of Thai living especially in the central region which is the original of Thai people today in the beginning of Siam era. Inside the museum, they allocate the space categorized in the theme for example the utensils used for the agricultural work, the products sold in Thailand in the past such as soap, shampoo, and the camera room, the Thai old day sewing room, the Thai bank notes and international bank notes. There is also fee for the entrance. The owner said that their museum is the number one museum in Thailand which has a lot and variety of collection. Really...
Read moreFrom Pattaya to the museum, I drive a motorbike in heavy rain for about 3 hours, at the entrance of the museum, I was probably greeted by the boss who told me "100 B and take off your shoes, I have a problem with my feet, I can't walk without shoes, and I went back.The museum might be good, but I'm giving one star because it wasn't warned on the website that is the entrance without shoes.It was as if I went to a mosque,...
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