Treasures of Sing Buri

Sunlight gleamed on the surface of the Chao Phraya River as we wandered along a promenade and admired colourful walls of street art that attempt to evoke the heyday of Sing Buri, which once served as a crucial junction connecting the Lavo, Ayutthaya, Suphannapoom and Sukhothai kingdoms.

Dating back to the Dvaravati period, the community grew on a flat plain near the Chao Phraya, Noi and Lop Buri rivers, before becoming one of Siam’s significant kiln sites and producing a wide range of quality earthenware for export.

Just 200m away from the riverside on Wilai Chit Road, we went to the new Museum Sing Buri to delve into history through a cutting-edge multimedia exhibition, designed by Museum Siam to provide new learning experiences for families and the young.

It’s the brainchild of the Sing Buri Provincial Administrative Organization to transform a former city hall,…