About Erawan Museum
A museum in Samut Prakan topped by a giant three-headed elephant. The three floors inside hold antiques and religious objects from the collection of Lek Viriyaphan, who also created the Ancient City and the Sanctuary of Truth.
Highlights
- Giant three-headed elephant
- Colourful stained-glass ceiling
- Religious art collection
When to visit Erawan Museum
Month by month: good, OK or less good, based on average rain and temperature (Bangkok climate).
Best months: January, February, March, November, December.
- January Dry: about 10 mm on 1 rain days, max 32°C (Bangkok climate)
- February Dry: about 10 mm on 2 rain days, max 33°C (Bangkok climate)
- March Dry: about 50 mm on 4 rain days, max 34°C (Bangkok climate)
- April Some rain: about 110 mm on 7 rain days, max 35°C (Bangkok climate)
- May Some rain: about 180 mm on 15 rain days, max 34°C (Bangkok climate)
- June Some rain: about 180 mm on 15 rain days, max 33°C (Bangkok climate)
- July Some rain: about 180 mm on 16 rain days, max 32°C (Bangkok climate)
- August Some rain: about 170 mm on 17 rain days, max 32°C (Bangkok climate)
- September Rainy season: about 220 mm on 19 rain days, max 32°C (Bangkok climate)
- October Rainy season: about 190 mm on 16 rain days, max 31°C (Bangkok climate)
- November Dry: about 40 mm on 5 rain days, max 31°C (Bangkok climate)
- December Dry: about 10 mm on 1 rain days, max 31°C (Bangkok climate)
Source: climate figures from our weather page: Weather and climate.
Practical information
- Location
- Samut Prakan · 13.62833, 100.58889
- Type
- 🏛️ Museum
Opening hours and entry fee: no reliable source found, so not listed. Ask on site or check the official website.
More photos of Erawan Museum

Erawan at the Erawan Museum, Samut Prakan, Thailand Photo: Fotograf / Photographer: Heinrich Damm (User:Hdamm, Hdamm at de.wikipedia.org) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Erawan museum, Bangkok, Thailand Photo: Ddalbiez · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Erawan museum, Bangkok, Thailand Photo: Ddalbiez · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Erawan Museum on the map
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More great places nearby
- Bang Krachao 6 km as the crow flies
- Ancient City (Muang Boran) 10 km as the crow flies
- Benjakitti Park 12 km as the crow flies
- King Power Mahanakhon (Mahanakhon SkyWalk) 12 km as the crow flies
- Lumphini Park 13 km as the crow flies
- Asiatique The Riverfront 13 km as the crow flies
Temples nearby
- 🛕 Wat Phra Samut Chedi 3 km as the crow flies
- 🛕 Wat Traimit 15 km as the crow flies
- 🛕 Wat Kalayanamit 16 km as the crow flies
- 🛕 Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen 16 km as the crow flies

