Thailand National Science Museum
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The National Science Museum is a science museum
in Thailand
. Located in Khlong Luang district
, Pathum Thani province, it was officially opened in 2000 to celebrate Her Majesty Queen Sirikit
's 60th birthday. The museum is operated under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
In addition to typical scientific exhibits, the museum's sixth floor features exhibits on traditional Thai technologies such as pottery
, carving, wickerwork, and metallurgy
. The museum's fourth floor examines how Thailand's geography
has shaped the Thai people
through the centuries.
As of 2006, the museum's first floor held a special exhibit in honor of the Thai king, Bhumipol, Rama IX; the king celebrated his 60th year on the Thai throne in the summer of that year.
The museum is also known as Queen Sirikit
the Great Science Museum; Sirikit is the wife of King Bhumipol. The museum opened with her royal support.
Science museum
A science museum or a science centre is a museum devoted primarily to science. Older science museums tended to concentrate on static displays of objects related to natural history, paleontology, geology, industry and industrial machinery, etc. Modern trends in museology have broadened the range of...
in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. Located in Khlong Luang district
Amphoe Khlong Luang
Khlong Luang is a district in Pathum Thani Province, central Thailand.-History:Originally, the area was part of the Bang Wai district, controlled by Mueang Thanyaburi. In the Ayutthaya era, this area was lowland deep forest...
, Pathum Thani province, it was officially opened in 2000 to celebrate Her Majesty Queen Sirikit
Sirikit
Somdet Phra Nang Chao Sirikit Phra Borommarachininat , is the queen consort of Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand. She is the second Queen Regent of Thailand...
's 60th birthday. The museum is operated under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
In addition to typical scientific exhibits, the museum's sixth floor features exhibits on traditional Thai technologies such as pottery
Pottery
Pottery is the material from which the potteryware is made, of which major types include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. The place where such wares are made is also called a pottery . Pottery also refers to the art or craft of the potter or the manufacture of pottery...
, carving, wickerwork, and metallurgy
Metallurgy
Metallurgy is a domain of materials science that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their intermetallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are called alloys. It is also the technology of metals: the way in which science is applied to their practical use...
. The museum's fourth floor examines how Thailand's geography
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
has shaped the Thai people
Thai people
The Thai people, or Siamese, are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China. Their language is the Thai language, which is classified as part of the Kradai family of...
through the centuries.
As of 2006, the museum's first floor held a special exhibit in honor of the Thai king, Bhumipol, Rama IX; the king celebrated his 60th year on the Thai throne in the summer of that year.
The museum is also known as Queen Sirikit
Sirikit
Somdet Phra Nang Chao Sirikit Phra Borommarachininat , is the queen consort of Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand. She is the second Queen Regent of Thailand...
the Great Science Museum; Sirikit is the wife of King Bhumipol. The museum opened with her royal support.