Lecturer: Dr. Paritta Chalermpow Koanatakool
Director, Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre

Since 2003, the SAC has been engaged in research and development activities with Thailand’s local museums, which number over one thousand. This lecture draws on lessons from working with three local museums in Thailand, including Wat Lai Hin Monastery in Lampang, Baan Don Monastery in Rayong Province, and Tha Phut Monastery in Nakhon Pathom Province.

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Recommended Links and Readings:

• Paritta Chalermpow Koanantakool. 2006. Contextualising objects in Monastery Museums in Thailand. In Buddhist legacies in Mainland Southeast Asia: Mentalities, interpretations and practices, Francois Lagirarde and Paritta Chalermpow Koanantakool, Eds. Bangkok : Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre.
• Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre’s Local Museums Database
  http://www.sac.or.th/databases/museumdatabase_eng/