Indoor Exhibition          The construction of Khon Kaen National Museum building started since 1967 A.D. For the front building only that the educational budget of 1968 A.D. had been allocated. Later on more budget allocated to the construction of the rear building in 1969 A.D. Due to the exposed location on the hill, the museum buildings were always damaged by rainstorms, the decorated item and educational material were also broken causing the delay of interior exhibition arrangment. The construction was temporarily stop waiting for building and furniture repair. Until 1972 A.D. the repair of exhibition area was completed and the king came to officiate the opening of Khon Kaen National Museum on December 20, 1972 A.D.          In 1992 A.D. the Fine Arts Department set up the development guide line to overhaul this museum with supporting budget at the amount of 3,000,000 Bahts to facilitate the construction of office building and meeting room. The budget amount of 982,300 Bahts received in 1993 A.D. for being the cost of stationery, furnishing items and display arrangement with the objective to upgrade and develop the indoor permanent exhibitions of the museum that respond to local community requirement and also observe the guideline to develop modern national museum affair. Exhibition features          To exhibit the local content of upper Isan area in the field of Geography, History Archaeology, Folk culture and Ethnology classified into different topics as follow : 1. Geography and Geology aspects of upper Isan region.          1.1 Prehistorical Period               - Settlement stage, Tools and Utensils, Burial Rituals, Important Archaeological sites.               - Ancient community and Urbanization stage.          1.2 Historical Period          : Dvaravati Culture              - Stone Boundary Marker, Religions and Beliefs, Costumes, Letter and Language, Architecture, Buddha votive tablets making, Ancient objects from the excavation, Excavation project at Muang Fa Daed Song Yang in Kamalasai district of Kalasin Province.          : Khmer culture of Lopburi art              - Urban and Ancient Community, Religion and Be lief Pottery work.          : Thai - Lao Culture              - Religions and Beliefs, Utensils in daily life uses. 2. Art Evolution in Thailand 3. City of Khon Kaen comprises of          - Traces in the Past, History of city, Life style and Folk Culture