Lanna Traditional House Museum (CMULHM)

5 Julia B - 9 months ago

Very nice museum- professional and helpful staff, easy parking. 50 THB entry pp foreigner. Well maintained gardens and interesting exhibition of traditional wooden houses. Unfortunately the beautiful colonial house was closed today.

5 David Hacker - a month ago

Loved this outdoor museum for traditional houses of the Lan Na. Bring time, something to drink and pick up the brochure at the ticket office since not everything on aide has translation. It is also a great space to just come and relax or read a book.

5 Moogle Mog - 3 weeks ago

It's a small enclosure of early Lanna living structures and a Victorian house that some rich European lived in. You can go into them. Has info in English. Entry fee was 50 baht. Staff was nice and spoke fluent English.

5 K. Cho - 10 months ago

Clean, well maintained grounds that are expansive and house a great collection of Lanna architecture and cool trees that are labelled.

You take off your shoes to enter the houses so I would recommend wearing sandals that just slip on.

There is a brief description about each home mentioning the style, age, cultural trivia for some, and also who donated it. Renovations and custodians are also noted.

The museum was empty when I went, making it that much more enjoyable.

Perfect brunch-hour or late afternoon activity with the sun peeping in through the wooden slats and tree- trunk-navels

4 Kalyakorn N - 10 months ago

The landscape and architectures themselves were very interesting and have a lot of potential. The compound actually reminds me of the Live Museum in Oslo, which is one of my most favorite cultural museums worldwide. The exhibition parts are however confusing and are not as attractive as they could have been. The explanation embedded in gold plaque standing in the front of each house tells the story of how the museum was being donated by whom, but the real information about the house was printed on a card and seem hidden. The information provided is also very brief and do not explain the lives of the locals visitors could really learn about.

Overall, it's a nice place to visit. You just need to use of lot of imagination to help you learn. So, if you want to learn about local lives, study before you come and you'd be able to put the jigsaws together.

5 Jason L. - 5 months ago

Price has been changed to 50 baht, but still worth a visit. Can't believe this place is not advertised anywhere. I live nearby and noticed it when walking past

5 Dave B - 10 months ago

A Lanna Architecture Wonderland!

This hidden gem of historic structures at Chiang Mai University is a great way to spend a couple hours exploring the artistry u0026 craftsmanship of early 20th century Northern Thai architecture. It's a beautiful campus of restored buildings that helps you gain an appreciation for how people lived about a century ago.

Just off Canal Road - and easily walkable from the Nimman area - the 50 Baht ($1.60 US) admission fee brings you into a place few people know about or visit.