I had the privilege to visit the Bank of Thailand Museum, Bangkok on one of my trips to Thailand. It is the first central bank of any country that I have gone near to! The buildings are impressive. I could not capture the main museum building but the whole complex is made of former palaces!
What stuck me most was that to visit the museum one has to seek prior permission from the bank and it can be done only in groups. As I was traveling with Thailand Tourism Authority, New Delhi my permission was already sorted. The main palace (not in picture) where the museum is named Bangkhunprom Palace.
While we were waiting to be escorted inside I decided to click the beautiful premises. There were blooming orchids too but then I decided not to post them, after all this is a museum post and not a nature post! You see the trouble is that photography within the museum is not permitted.
The museum is divided into many rooms, 14 in all. It traces, what else, but the history of money. Some of it we are familiar with. Societies started with simple things like cowries as money. We graduated to metals and then the current form of notes.
To me what stood out was the concern of counterfeiting the currency and how measures were taken in various eras to combat it. I never really thought about the paper and the printing press and the country they were located in connection of money.
The custodian of the museum, the lady on my left was about to retire in a year after serving at the bank for more than 30 years! With the modern careers being what they are, I was quite impressed by the length of her service. It was an absolute privilege to meet her and visit the museum.
Interesting Post!
Thank you Sreedhar.
Thanks for the sharing this post Awesome i have full enjoyed read this post and i want also go to Bangkok.
Thank you Anna.
I very much like your top in the last photograph Mridula… 😛 😀 looking nice … 🙂
Thank you Maniparna 😀
I too focused on your beautiful top more. 🙂
Thank you Indrani, it was bought in Thailand. 😀
Loved the post and info. 🙂
Thank you Ravish.
seems very interesting place. thanks to share
Thanks for stopping by Kirti.
A community of former palaces sounds like such a great idea.
That must have been an architectural treat, right?
It was very pleasing to the eyes Divya.
Nice post, Thanks for sharing
Thank you Rupam.
Good to know about the museum… Bit disappointing that it is not allowed to take photos… And you told about orchids but didn’t show mercy of showing them to us!
Sindhu in my lastest Thailand post I did include the orchids 😀 specially because of your comment.
I can see why they don’t allow photography in side the museum… good to see that Thai’s follow the rules they make…
Me too, it just leaves me puzzled.