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EXHIBITION SUBJECTS IN THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM
are organized as 65 individual exhibition rooms:
Room 1 The Room of Artifacts
and Products Related to Trading and Shipping
Exhibits display
in this room are intended to illustrate the object of early maritime
trade and the lifestyle of the merchant mariners. The exhibitss
inclyde displays relate to early maritime commerce, trade routes,
history sea port and major products traded at the time. There are
full size models of full junks, representations of products, and
examples of the living quarters of ship crew to who, the shop was
also home. Ancient valuables on display include ruby-studded gold
lockets and gold bangles discovered on a shipwreck in the Gulf of
Thailand.
Room 2 The Room of the Underwater
Archaeology
This room
could be described as the underwater archaeological sites. The exhibition
include an introduction to the underwater archaeology, tracing the
story of this specialist discipline and techniques which differ
from those for tradition land - based archaeology. On displays are
model of underwater archaeological sites and wide range of tools
and equipments used in the excavation.
Room 3 Warehouse of Historical
Objects
This room
wich serves as a warehouse of historical objects, demonstrates the
methods used to maintain the various objects in good condition.
In most museums, such storages are kept close, but here all sections
of the room have been designed with clear glass observation windows
to allow visitor to study the objects and discoveries inside.
Room 4 The Room of Boats
and Living with Boats
This room
illustrates the many ways of Thai people use boats and how boats
feature in their lives. It provides examples of how boat are common
to both the many cultural traditions of Thai aristocracy and the
ordinary people of the country. Highlight of exhibition is the models
of boats which in their heyday were a major means of transportation.
Some of these kinds of boats can no longer be seen, but their names
however can still be heard.
Room 5 The Room of The Jewels
of Chanthaburi
This room
features the history of Chanthaburi Province from its prehistoric
beginnings through the historic period. It shows the origins of
the province, the original minority peoples, its natural and presentday
tourist attractions and other features for which Chantaburi is well
known such as its tasty noodles, fruits as durian and rambutan,
and its gemstones, all of them display in this room.
Room 6 The Room of Tribute
to Great King
This room
is reserved as an exhibition featuring the life of King Taksin including
his hiroic battles with the burmese focusing on the second fall
of Ayutthaya, following the route of his followers to Chanthaburi
where he reassembled his army to eventually drive out the Burmese.
All exhibits serve as a tribute to King Taksin the Great
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