3-5 November 2008

Have you ever collected objects for sentimental reasons or because of your sense of personal connection to them? Have you ever collected certain things because they remind you of your ancestors or someone you love? Have you ever sought to acquire certain objects because of their uniqueness, their aesthetic beauty, or the stories that they tell?

If the answer is yes, the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre (Public Organization) invites you to meet some fellow collectors-the organizers and operators of Thailand’s local museums.

Thailand is home to hundreds of local museums established and managed by local communities and/or private individuals. It is now approaching the 5^th year of the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre’s Local Museums Research and Development Project, and during these past five years, SAC has learned a great deal about Thailand’s local museums.

Showcasing local museums from throughout the country, this festival brings together local museum organizers to tell their stories of collecting and to share experiences of museum work. The three-day festival also offers an excellent opportunity for the public to learn more about Thailand’s cultural diversity through its wide variety of museums.

The festival will present 75 local museum exhibits organized according to the following sub-themes: objects in daily life, people and their pleasures, objects and memories, and ethnic diversity. In addition, each day of the festival will feature several roundtable sessions for museum organizers and international experts to share experiences and approaches to various aspects of community-based museums. (See Program)

The festival is free and open to the public.

For more information about the Local Museums Festival, please contact
Chewasit Boonyakiet
Tel.02-8809429 ext.3805