The Chiang Saen National Museum occupies the entire space of a rectangular shaped one storey building and the addition past of U-shaped wing, so the museum exhibition can be divided into 3 sections as follows :
         First Section The storey - inside a major exhibition hall on the lower floor displays : the location of the settlement at Chiang Saen, Inscriptions was found from Chiang Saen and its vicinity and stucco decoration from Wat Pa Sak including the world reknowned sculpture of the kirtimuka (kala face). Another attractive point of the main exhibition hall is the flame final of the Heavenly Golden Budha and the Lan Na Buddha images in Chiang Saen style, the excavations and restorations of the ruins in Chiang Saen and its vicinity.
         Second Section The storey - inside a major exhibition hall on the upper floor displayed important sculptures in Chiang Saen and artifacts from excavation and renovation of ancient monuments in Chiang Saen and also it's surrounding area.
         Third Section The exhibitions are Northern Thai ceramics in Chiang Rai province and the other related wares, the Mekong River, religious objects, and folk art of the northern minority groups in Ching Rai Province such as the Thai Yuan, Thai Yai, Thai Lue, and various hill tribes in Chiang Saen District including Mien (Yao), Akha (Ekaw), and Hmong (Maew). Also Shown are tools and basketry of various ethnic groups.