Erawan Museum Museum

Address: Erawan Museum, 99/9 Sukhumvit Road (Bang Mueang), Samut Prakan, Thailand

Website: http://www.erawan-museum.com

Hours: Daily 9:00am-7:00pm

Admission: THB 400 adult (approximate foreign rate); reduced rates for Thai nationals and children (check official site)

Erawan Museum is a private museum in Samut Prakan province, Thailand, best known for its large, three-headed elephant sculpture that forms the museum’s exterior and central motif.

The site contains exhibition halls with collections of antiques, religious objects and cultural artefacts assembled by the museum’s founder. The three-headed elephant sculpture dominates the complex and is visible from surrounding roads.

The museum was created by a Thai collector and patron who assembled the collection and commissioned the elephant monument in the late 20th century. It was established as a private cultural site to display and preserve the assembled objects.

Located in Samut Prakan province on the outskirts of Bangkok, the museum is reached by road from the capital and sits within a suburban-industrial district south of the Chao Phraya River.

• Elephant statue: Dominated by a large three-headed elephant statue that rises above the grounds, which is the most visible exterior feature.
• Collections: Houses a private collection of Thai antiques and religious artefacts assembled by the museum’s founder and is organised across several interior halls.

About 30 minutes by car from central Bangkok along Sukhumvit Road; public buses and BTS Skytrain to nearby stations plus a short taxi ride are common. The museum is in Samut Prakan province and is signposted from main roads.

• Buy tickets online or arrive early to avoid the midday crowds and staged photo groups.
• Don't miss the upstairs shrine area inside the elephant where the museum's collection of Thai antiques and religious art is concentrated.
• Wear modest clothing when entering shrine spaces; footwear must be removed in some areas.