August 20, 2012

Jim Thompson House Museum


Yesterday I visited Jim Thompson House Museum. How to go to the museum. Starting from Victory Monument by getting on bus no. 204, 38. Or, Sky train (BTS) by getting off at Siam station, then get on bus no. 15.
The museum is in Soi Kasem San 2 located opposite of National Sport Stadium. (Suphachalasai Stadium)

Going into Soi 
Kasem San 2 nearly reach the end of Soi. I'll see the Museum on the left hand side.








The admission fee for adult is 100 baht, and for child is 50 baht. There are guide service for museum tour. We can select the language for guide tour i.e. Thai, English, French and Japanese.


Then, I bring the ticket to the museum. Guide'll tell the appointment
 time for tour. During waiting for tour, I can survey and take photos around the museum. However, I'm not allowed to take photo inside the house museum.












The opposite of ticket room is Jim Thompson shop. There're many Thai silk products for shopping.













The demonstration of silk boiling nearby the entrance of the museum. The visitors can try boiling and getting the silk line by themselves.


Near the demo place, there're the example of raw silk and kinds of cocoons in baskets.





A closer look to see inside baskets. I try catching raw silk. It' soft.








Cocoons're boiled in pot. We can see the thin silk lines above the pot.
















The raw silk in various colors.










Thai silk is soft and spongy naturally.















A loom is located here.






On the 2nd floor of Jim Thompson shop, it is "The Jim Thompson Art Center" where is a place for exhibition of photography and movies.




Mr.James Harrison Wilson Thompson, an american man is the owner of this house. He's called "Jim Thompson" who established Jim Thompson shop. 

This house has become the museum where I visit here.












Under the house museum.











There're show of worm growing in each period. The actors are the real worms.









Jim Thompson's beautiful house doors in various pattern.







The house's right. It was barn in the past.









Inside the house (barn) in the present.










The garden behind the house.





The ladder in the garden behind the house. It's way to the main house. 






The 2nd floor is the bedroom and dinning room.















The garden in front of the house.






This house was maid room.






The maid's room has become a place where exhibit ancient artifacts.











There is a cub fall inside the glass. The glass is closed entirely. How do it fall ?









Look outside the maid  house to see the beautiful way and garden. 










Guide tells me that it is fabrics printed block. I think it's like carvings.
















The lotus basin decorating the garden as Thai house style .









Khun Jim likes to collect the various antiques.










Inside the main house is taken photo from the window outside. We can see the crystal lamp. Guide told me that Khun Jim bought it from Iceland.





Jim Thompson Bar and Restaurant nearby the museum. Relax and cozy on waterfront.





Let's go with someone for sitting chew chew.

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