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Jim Thompson House is a museum of traditional Thai houses in the middle of Bangkok. It is located at 6, Soi Kasemsan 2, off Thanon Rama 1 (Rama 1 Road), in downtown Bangkok, a short walking distance from the National Stadium and Siam Square. The house is actually a collection of traditional houses collected by the late American businessman James Harrison Wilson Thompson who is famous for bringing Thai silk to the world.
Jim Thompson started collecting traditional houses in 1958. The traditional houses - six of them - come from different parts of Thailand with the majority originating from Ayutthaya. The biggest was a weaver's house. It comes from across the canal in neighboring Ban Krua, the Cham Muslim village which is the home of the traditional weavers and where Thompson had his weaving industry.
The houses were dismantled and reassembled as a single house in Bangkok. The Ban Krua house came Thompson's living room while the other pieces form other rooms. As the house was assembled from different units, at times an outer wall of an original house now appears as part of the inner wall. In any case, the houses become one single house and is a popular tourist attraction in Bangkok today.
Most of these structures come from Ayutthaya, but the biggest of these - the weaver's house - come from Bangkrua. As you are taken on a tour of the house, your tour guide will explain to you how, in some instances, the exterior of some houses become the interior, and vice versa. Jim Thompson brought artisans and carpenters from Ayutthaya to reassemble the structures.
Behind the house is a canal, the Klong Maha Nag (also known as Khlong Saen Saeb), where boats continue to ferry passengers. There is a pier for the house that is no longer in use. On the opposite side of the canal is Bangkrua, a village noted for weaving, where Jim Thompson used to have his silk weaving industry.
Getting there
The easiest way is to take the BTS Skytrain Silom Line to the National Stadium (W1) Station. From there, walk to Jim Thompson House, which is at the end of Kasemsan Soi (lane) 2. The house is open daily from 9:00am to 5:00pm, with the last tour conducted at 4:30pm. Admission fee is 100 baht for adults and 50 baht for students.Jim Thompson House
6 Soi Kasemsan 2, Thanon Rama 1 (Rama 1 Road)
Opening Hours : 9:00am to 5:00pm everyday with the last Guided Tour at 4:30pm*
Entrance fees: Adult 100 baht; Students 50 baht
Tel: (662) 216-7368
Fax: (662) 612-3744
Official Website: http://www.jimthompsonhouse.com/
Jim Thompson House Museum Shop
View of Jim Thompson House from the outside
A pair of stone lions in front of an ornately carved door
Compound of Jim Thompson House
Pond with stone turtle at Jim Thompson House
Ornamental ginger
Water lilies
Densely foliaged compound of Jim Thompson House
One of the detached quarters of Jim Thompson House
Main living room of Jim Thompson House
Boat landing area
Final view of Jim Thompson House
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