Hari Phun Chai Museum

The Hari Phun Chai Museum was just across the street from the temple. It is very well done, with good English translations of the Thai signage.

We started on the lower level, which had dozens of inscribed stone tablets. One of the signs noted that the tablet was used for communication -- no paper yet for messages. This is just one of them.

The main level of the museum had many exhibits and I can only show a few of them here. Near the beginning was this display showing the old town with the temple at the center. There was a movie which our guide kindly started for us. As it talked about the history of the place, various areas of the map would light up. It was very impressive.

One of the many terra cotta (and bronze) heads. This was had a particularly funny expression.

A lovely seated bronze Buddha.

They had displays of many smaller Buddha statues in different materials. These are wooden ones.

When I saw this large item, I thought, oh, a headboard! (Just the right size.) But, no, it is a candle holder. I loved the snake carvings.

This embroidered textile shows part of the Buddha story. It was about a yard or meter wide.

This lovely young woman followed us around after taking our admission fee. She turned on two videos for us and answered some questions we had.