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Baan Dam Museum Nang Lae, Mueang District @ChiangRai | Chiang Rai

Baan Dam Museum
The nearby White Temple (wat rong khun) is much better known to tourists and is often described as “heavenly”. The Black House is its opposite, a construction of darkness, filled with death. But it isn’t really a “Hell Temple”, and it isn’t designed to be evil or frightening at all. Come here to see an extraordinary showcase of meaningful art that leaves a powerful impression on every visitor.
The main building is the largest and most photographed. At first glance, it looks like a traditional Lanna-style Buddhist temple, from its external structure to its statues and carvings the Buddha and naga serpents. Yet the architect changed course from the norm in a few subtle and surreal ways, giving the whole building a frightening aura. The gables are steep, like a haunted house, with sharp metal blades at the tips. The face of the building stabs upwards above you like a threat as you walk towards it.
The works of Professor Thawan Duchanee, National Artist in Visual Arts (Painting), consist of more than 36 northern local architectural buildings and many applied local architectural buildings that display folk art, which are the creative works of local craftsmen from the past to the present. All are painted black. Each building is decorated with beautiful wood carvings.
Inside, there are 36 houses. Some houses can be visited, while some cannot be visited. It is a place to display art works, both paintings, sculptures, and a painting gallery by the late Professor Thawan Duchanee. It is Lanna art, with both paintings and wood carvings with beautiful patterns. Collected items These artworks contain religious philosophy. Every house
Open daily from 09.00-17.00 hrs.
Admission fee for Thais and foreigners is 80 baht.
Location: 333 Moo 13, Baan Dam Museum, Nang Lae Subdistrict, Mueang District, Chiang Rai 57100
Tel: 053 776 333