Feature
Udon Thani Museum is a learning center and also publishes the background of Udon Thani. The importance of the museum as a source of learning is to provide content and knowledge with the cultural heritage, history, archeology, art, culture, and tradition, including lifestyle of Udon Thani people from the past to the present.
The museum is aimed to disseminate the background of Udon Thani and presents the content to create a unity of Udon Thani people by providing the history of Luang Ta Maha Bua Yannasampanno, the Buddhist saint of Udon Thani and also presenting the background of Krom Luang Prachak Silpakom, the founder of Udon Thani.
History
Udon Thani City Museum was established inside the Rachinuthit Building, the old building built during the reign of King Rama VI. The museum has been open to the public since January 18, 2004, the date of the establishment of Udon Thani, where the city people celebrated the 111th anniversary.
It is located at Pho Si Road, near Wat Phothisomphorn. The building was built in 1920 by Intendant Phraya Sri Suriyarachvaranuwat, Intendant of Udon Thani, as well as officials, merchants, and people in the on the purpose of using it as a school building for Nari Upatham School. It was completed in 1925 and renamed by His Majesty the King as "Rachinuthit" which has become the name of this building since then.
Rachinuthit Building was used as the office building for the promotion of women's culture in 1930 and in 1960, it was used as Office of the Regional Education Development Project. Until 1973, it became Regional Education Office No.9 and Udon Thani Provincial Cultural Office, respectively. It is a 2-storey western-style building made of brick with the hip roof, the porch, and the curved arches.