Jim Thompsons Thai House museum

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The former home of Jim Thompson serves as a museum showcasing Thai architecture and art. It is an example of the finest Thai residences on display in Thailand today.

Jim Thompson, an American who returned to live in Thailand after World War II, is known as the man who put the Thai silk industry on the international stage. A museum completes with his personal belongings, set-outs his passion for Thai arts and culture. The house, located along one of Bangkok's few remaining canals, originally came from outside Bangkok and was assembled from six smaller houses combined into one. Thompson used classic Thai architecture to create a unique house which houses a collection of Asian art and artifacts, ranging from hair ornaments to stone sculptures. In 1967 Jim Thompson mysteriously disappeared in the Cameron Highlands which has only added to his legend.

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