Baan Dam Museum, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand

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Thawan Duchanee (September 27, 1939 - September 3, 2014) was a Thai contemporary painter, architect and sculptor with an international reputation. In 2001, this notable artist was given the price by the Office of the National Culture Commission of Thailand as the National Thai Artist in Fine art and Visual art. Thawan is not only famous for his paintings but also architecture. His architectural masterpiece is Black House. It was the residence for Thawan for the rest of his life. In Thai, 'baan' means home or house and 'dam' means black. The Black House isn't just one structure, but a collection of around 40 buildings of varying shapes and sizes dotted around a peaceful garden. Created by Thailand national artist Thawan Duchanee, the grounds include nearly 40 small black houses made of wood, glass, concrete, bricks, or terracotta in various unique styles and design scattered around the temple area. The cluster of houses accommodates Thawan's collections of paintings, sculptures, animal bones, skins, horns, and silver and gold items from around the world. Several of the houses exhibit Balinese and Burmese architecture and art dating back to the Ayutthaya Period. The artist uses bones as a source of inspiration to paint. It is definitely not a place for animal lovers. There are also various kinds of baskets and drums from many regions and countries on display at Baandam. Not all exhibits are open to public.
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Address

333 Moo 13, Nang Lae, Chiang Rai 57100 Thailand

Mobile

+66 53 776 333

Website

http://www.thawan-duchanee.com

Email

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3Dr. Issa Abu-Dayyeh 5:00 PM Feb 11, 2023
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This is peculiar art museum dedicated to a famous Thai artist who lives painting animals in black and red. The museum is part of a complex which you can visit, some locked rooms containing crocodile skins and Buffalo skeletons used to make furniture. Weird stuff.
3Wingfield73 5:00 PM Feb 14, 2023
Lots of crocodile skins
This huge museum is spread over many large and small, mainly traditional style, timber buildings in an attractive park and is the creation of the artist, Thawan Duchanee. The are not only lots of complete crocodile skins but endless numbers of buffalo horns as well a several examples of phallic art; two toilets are also among the exhibits! The many statues of the Buddha are worth a glance too.Entry is priced at a reasonable 80THB - refreshingly same price for both foreigners and Thais