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Description: Located in Khun Kaew subdistrict, Nakhon Chai Si district, the museum is the country’s first exhibition hall of fiberglass figures. It was founded in 1982 by inspired Artist Duangkaew Phityakornsilp and his colleagues with an aim to promote and to preserve traditional Thai arts and culture. These artists spent over 10 years studying and experimenting on wax sculpture using fibre glass before succeeding in creating beautiful, exquisite, and durable ones. Today, the museum features 120 sculptures displayed in several collections for example the Chakri Dynasty, H.R.H. the Princess Mother ‘Somdet Phra Srinagarindra Boromarajajonani’, Enlightened Buddhist monks, world famous people, Thai traditional plays and the most famous collection is the Slavery in Thailand.
Title: Nakornpratom Thai Human Imagery Museum 3
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