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Oub Kham Museum (พิพิธภัณฑ์อูบคำ)
Oub Kham Museum (พิพิธภัณฑ์อูบคำ)
Chiangrai, bordering Myanmar to the north and Laos to the northeast, is Thailand's highest northern province at 580 meters above sea level. The mountainous region of Chiangrai is the favorit destination of those who like nature at its finest.
The province offers many tourist attractions but Chiangrai is significantly an agreeable place for couturatis who watn to experience the hilltribepeople's rich culture to the fullest. Oub Kham Museum, Chiangrai's premiere museum, illustrates the lavish culture and art of the Lanna people. The Lanna kingdoms were the north of Thailand, the northwest of Laos,, parts of the northeast Burma, parts of southwest China and some areas in Dien Bien Fu in Vietna,.
The interesting places for sightseeing in Chiangrai are Wat Phra Singh, Wat Phra Kaeo, Chiangsaen National Museum, Wat Phrathat Chedi Luang, Sobruak, King Mengrai the Great's Monument, Hilltribe Developments and Welfare Center, Phrathat Doi Tung, Wiang Kalong Ruins and the Gllden Triangle. As the list suggests, ond day is not enough to visit thest places and it would take a tourist at least three days to complete his itinerary.
The Oub Kham Museum can reduce your travel time with the objet d'art and interesting handiwork of the Lanna people - manifesting their craftsmanship and artistic nature - put together in one roof.
The museum features the Lanna kings' regalia and royal costumes during the 15th century. Considered the finest museum in Asia, Oub Kham Museum has an assortment of rare and beautiful antique pieces well-preserved through time. The colonial powers collected an enormous amount of thest artifacts from the different territories they occupied. Most of these collections became the foundation of the ethnographical museums in the western world.
More art pieces were added to create a compreehensive collection, creating more awareness about the Lanna's past. In 1976, the Royal Tropical Institute of Amsterdam sent an expedition to the northern part of Thailand. They collected relics belonging to the Lanna culture and those of the people who lived in the mountains. These artifacts recorded the way people lived during that era.
There was little awareness among Thai people about their heritage. Khun Julasak Suriyachai, a teacher and an art connoisseur made a big difference. Khun Julasak realized that soon the heritage of northern Thailand only could be seen baroad. Hence, he started collecting northern Thailand's art pieces and founded the Lanna Heritage Conservation Center, the seed of the present Oub Kham Museum. His collection includes valuable artifacts from the Lanna kingdoms. The people of thest kingdoms developed a similar culture whish one might call the 'Culture of the Dhamma Letters'.
The similarities are apparent unit today. Apart from the ritual objects, the collection mainly consists of lacquerwares, silver jewelries and royal court costumes.
Khun Julasak believes that these valuble pieces show that the Lanna people had a rich civelization making this meseum a vital center for further study of the Lanna people's culture.
The 'Oub Kham', a golden bowl used by members of the royalty, is a masterpiece; so is the golden throne of Chiang Tung (the present Keng Tung in the easternmost Shan State in Burma). Lanna people also have their own music as a tourist will discover from a visit in the museum. Buildings built based on Lanna architecture are also located in museum's garden. Alas, it is impossible to mention here all the fine pieces and Lanna's rich culture found in the museu,.
The museu, is open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. It is located near Den Ha market and military camp. A public transport fare of Bt20 to Bt30 from the center of the town will take you to Oub Kham Museu,. If you want to participate in the museum's conservation, contact the Lanna Heritage Conservation Center, Chiangrai, tel. no. (053) 713394
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