Authors : Kunakorn Sailuadkham, Niyom Wongpongkham and Sarunya Prasopchingchana
Abstract: This research purposes to study the identity of living museums in Thailand where are the new form of museums in Thailand in order to indicate the unique natures and see if they are outstanding and different from general museums in order to attract more tourists to visit the museums. The researcher conducted the research on two living museums in Thailand: Baan Khi Lek Yai Living Museum in Chaiyaphum Province and Mueang Mae Hong Son Living Museum in Mae Hong Son Province in order to collect field data and apply their identities to the framework for data analysis to identify the identities of living museums in Thailand. The findings revealed that the identities of living museums in Thailand were that: the living museums did not have exhibition buildings, the living museums contained local items and wisdoms from the area where the museums were located and no items were displayed in one particular room or building, the living museums showed people’s real lifestyles in the community and the living museums did not have curators to facilitate or provide information to visitors. However, the local people would guide visitors or provide information by themselves.
Kunakorn Sailuadkham, Niyom Wongpongkham and Sarunya Prasopchingchana, 2019. Identity of Living Museums in Thailand. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 14: 2943-2950.