Hilltribe Museum

I went in buying ticket suspiciously feeling I could be scam, as the location and building seems unlikely a museum but a merchant shop. However, I left with a vast amount of information about Hilltribes in Thailand, as well as some exhibits I've never seen before. Amazing job, but I still feel this building selection for a museum seems inappropriate. If you like museum, artifacts, knowledge of indigenious people and tribes, this is a good worthwhile visit.

Provides information about the various tribal people living in northern Thailand with a free 20 minute video and a display of artefacts used by the tribal people. You can also book a tour to visit the tribal villages. There is also information about the history of opium planting and its use through time. There is also a staff teaching you how to sew a bead chain but he / she was having a rest day when I visited. You will be given a free wrist band made by one of the tribes as a souvenir. Entrance fee is 100 THB.

Very good, although many of the texts are out of date, apparently written in the early 2000s (references to Playstation 2, events only going up to the late '90s). I thought this museum was much better than the hilltribe museum in Chiang Mai, with much better English-language information, and more culturally sensitive and thought-provoking texts about the status of these minority groups in Thailand and relationship to tourism. It's also nice of them to provide coffee/tea during the introductory video, and a woven bracelet with cost of admission. The woman who was working front desk when I came was nice, though she disappeared for a bit, which was probably confusing to new visitors who came in.

Lots of interesting information, first a video and then more to read and see, on tribal people and also on opium. Some nice handicrafts for sale, hopefully benefiting the tribal people who make them, and nicer than mass produced stuff in the market. Wish I had time for a visit to tribal village, this seems to be the best place to book one.

The introductory video was very good. The museum collection is rather small. But this is a good place to learn more about the different minority tribes in northern Thailand. So it is certainly worth a visit.

Been there before and came back in a hope that, with years, the exhibition became more modern, bright and informative. Regretfully, that did not happen. Yes, it's a charity project, but that does nit mean it has to be in such a 1970s' style... In my opinion, there could be way more information, descriptions and original exhibits.

Very useful information about where the tribes originated from and a bit about how they live now. Not everyone’s cup of tea but I like learning about other cultures. I watched a short film in an air conditioned room which gave a brief yet detailed description about each of the 6 main tribes. A few days later, I visited the site where the hill tribes live now which although interesting, I wasn’t totally convinced of its authenticity. However, I purchased some gifts from each of the tribespeople as it all went to help school the children I believe.

Thought it would was really good. Informative. Section on the history of opium was interesting. Introduction to the hill tribes was more concise, but offered a good entrée.