Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya visited the Bangkok National Museum on 15 August 2026, where she paid her respects to a revered Buddha image and viewed a collection of ancient artefacts and mural paintings.
The princess paid homage to the Phra Phuttha Sihing, a highly venerated Buddha image enshrined at the Phutthaisawan Throne Hall. She also viewed the mural paintings depicting the life of the Buddha, which were first created during the reign of King Rama I and later restored, illustrating the evolution of traditional Thai mural art.
She then proceeded to the Maha Surasinghanat building, where she paid respects to a carved stone Ganesha from Candi Singosari in central Java, Indonesia. The piece had been presented to King Chulalongkorn, King Rama V, by the government of the Netherlands during his second visit to Java.
There she also viewed important artefacts from the Srivijaya period. These included a bronze sculpture of the upper torso of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in the Srivijaya style, discovered in Chaiya district, Surat Thani province, and a bronze Naga-enthroned Buddha in the Maravijaya posture from the Srivijaya period, found at Wat Wiang in Chaiya. Also on display was a Vishnu image found at the Khao Phra Noe ancient site in Bang Nai Si subdistrict, Takua Pa district, Phang Nga province.
On the second floor of the Maha Surasinghanat building, the princess viewed artefacts from the Lopburi period. Among them was a gilded bronze sculpture around 1,000 years old, dating to the 16th Buddhist century, standing 129 centimetres tall, believed to depict a figure or king of an ancient royal court. Also displayed was the largest bronze deity sculpture of its kind, found in Non Sung district, Nakhon Ratchasima province.
The princess then proceeded to the Israwinitchai Throne Hall to view the exhibition “Siam Pastra Phorn Phrai Terd Thai Phra Phan Pi”, which displays ancient royal court textiles and various ethnic fabrics. She concluded her visit by viewing the restoration of the Maha Phichai Ratcharot and the Vejayanta Ratcharot royal chariots at the royal chariot storage house.
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