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Khlong Bang Luang Artist’s House

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This unique place is a historic Thai open-air house in the old canal neighbourhood of Thonburi. It welcomes visitors free of charge to enjoy its gallery, traditional style puppet shows (weekends at 2pm), cafe, workshop space, and art shop.

Artists’ touches are everywhere you look, and the house is absolutely charming. 

For those interested in historic neighbourhoods, architecture, art, or performing arts, this place is highly recommended.

I was especially excited to see the puppet (marionette) show, as performing arts are one of my main interests. Here’s a little more information about this type of show:

“In Thai, they are called la kon lek (little theatre) or hun loo ang (royal puppets). Like kohn [traditional Thai dance-drama] they were once reserved for court performances. Metre-high marionettes made of koi paper and wire, wearing elaborate costumes modeled on that of the kohn...[t]wo to three puppet masters are required to manipulate each [puppet] by means of wires attached to long poles. Stories are drawn from Thai folk tales.”

Each puppet takes 3 months for a master craftsman to make and costs upwards of 80 000 baht (about $3500 Canadian dollars). “They are highly collectible; the Bangkok National Museum only has one in its collection.”

Source: Lonely Planet Thailand guide.

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