Jim Thompson Museum

This exquisite collection of traditional Thai house stands as a museum to the man who revived the Thai silk industry after the World War II.

The story of James H.W. Thompson is one upon legends are made. After serving in the U.S.A. armed forces, Jim Thompson settled in Thailand and found the tremendous opportunity to re-establish the Thai silk industry. In recognition of his services to the country, he was bestowed the royal award of The Order of the White Elephant.

The company he founded, Jim Thompson Thai Silk, is recognized worldwide for its brilliant creations. He was an avid collector of Asian artifacts and antiques and The Jim Thompson’s House is possibly the epitome of his collection.

Before his mysterious disappearance in the Cameron Highland in Malaysia in 1967, his house was the talk of the town where he entertained his friends and visitors including the like of Somerset Maugham.

The house sits on approximately a half acre of land on Mahanak Canal. Ban Khrua village where his silk weavers lived and worked. Is just on the other side of the canal. To build the house he gathered 6 original traditional teak structure from different parts of the country and brought carpenter from Ayutthaya who completed the house in 1959.

The gardens are equally impressive with a lush tropical jungle imitating nature’s haphazard beauty right in the center of the city.

Jim Thompsons connoisseur collection of antiques and artifacts is on permanent exhibition, making this a magnificent museum of the lifestyle of the legend.

Location               : Soi Kasemsan 2 ,  Rama 1 road, opposite National                                   Stadium, Pathum Wan , Bangkok.
How to go there :  taking Skytrain to National Stadium BTS Station or                                    taking bus routes 15, 47, 73, 204
Admission fee     : Adult 100 baht, Child 50 baht.
Open daily           :  9.00 am. - 5.00 pm.
Tel.                         :  0 2-2167368
Nearby places/Attractions: Mah Boon Krong (MBK) Shopping Plaza,                                    Siam Square Area , BTS National Stadium Station.

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