M. R. Kukrit’s Home

M.R. Kukrit’s Heritage Home is a treasure trove of Asian and Thai traditional culture. It is a reflection of a great personality with a wide spectrum of interests.

Johan Fantenberg from Melbourne, Australia, M.R. Kukrit’s Heritage Home (6980958709), CC BY-SA 2.0

Location

The M. R. Kukrit Heritage Home is Soi Phra Phinij off Sathorn Street in Bangkok. The closest BTS is Chong Nonsi. When in Bangkok if your need is an urban retreat with top range comfort, then trying the Anantara Sathorn would be a good idea. If you’re looking for area excursions, a Sathorn hotel in Bangkok will offer you plenty of options to choose from.

The M.R. Kukrit Heritage Home

Five teakwood houses on stilts in traditional Thai style are interconnected by a wooden corridor set in a pond garden of typical Thai design. The earliest house is over a century old. They house M.R Kukrit’s invaluable personal collection of traditional Asian and Thai cultural artefacts.

A pavilion with a center stage was used for traditional Thai Khon Dance displays and has exhibits of Khon Dance masks. The library holds books ranging from fiction to philosophy. The bedroom has a bed supposed to belong to King Rama II–M.R.Kukrit’s great grandfather.

Some other features

A shrine room and a small bird watching garden are other interesting features.

The Renaissance Man

M.R. Kukrit is the founder of the first Thai Political Party. He was a former Thai Prime Minister. A man of high family background he was Oxford educated.

M.R. Kukrit was a writer/poet and national artist as well . He had wide ranging interests and was known as the Renaissance Man of Thai culture.

Auburn Silver is a travel writer who has a passion for fashion and a deep interest in admiring new and exotic attractions around the world.

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