About the Office of Arts and Culture
Office of Arts and
Culture, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat
University
The Office of Arts
and Culture, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat
University, is currently located in
Building 22 of the Faculty of Science
and Technology. It is responsible
for overseeing and providing guided
tours for four historic
buildings, which serve as learning
centers presenting the inner court life
of the royal palace within Suan Sunandha
Rajabhat
University. Additionally, the
office organizes arts and cultural
exhibitions and activities for
interested visitors.
The Office of Arts
and Culture manages four primary
buildings: the Sai Suddha N学部
Museum (Sai Suddha Nobhadhon Museum
Building), Chutharat Nabhorn
Building, Arathorn Thippayanawas
Building, and Uen Achthambhawal
Building, along with the royal
tunnel beneath the hill, which has
been renovated into a learning
center.
The
historical development of the Office of
Arts and Culture is as follows:
- 1980 (B.E.
2523): The Arts and Culture Center
of Suan Sunandha Teachers College was
established by approval of the Ministry
of Education, officially opening on
November 10, 1980, to carry out arts and
cultural activities.
- March 12, 1987
(B.E. 2530): The Arts and Culture
Center was upgraded to a government unit
equivalent to a faculty.
- January 4,
1990 (B.E. 2533): Her Royal Highness
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presided
over the official opening of the Arts
and Culture Center at the Sai Suddha
Nobhadhon Building.
- 1995 (B.E.
2538): Suan Sunandha Teachers
College was transformed into "Suan
Sunandha Rajabhat Institute" under
the Rajabhat Institute Act. The Arts and
Culture Center was elevated to the
"Office of Arts and Culture,"
located at the Sai Suddha Nobhadhon
Building as an official organizational
unit.
- June 10, 2004
(B.E. 2547): Suan Sunandha Rajabhat
Institute achieved university status as
"Suan Sunandha Rajabhat
University" under the Rajabhat
University Act, and the Office of Arts
and Culture remained an official
structural entity of the
university.
- 2005 (B.E.
2548): Major renovations of the
Royal Residence were completed,
transforming it into a museum dedicated
to the study of Rattanakosin arts and
culture.
- 2012 (B.E.
2555): The Chutharat Nabhorn,
Arathorn Thippayanawas, and Uen
Achthambhawal Buildings were renovated
into exhibition space for music,
performing arts, and visual
arts.
- 2014 (B.E.
2557): The upper floor of the Sai
Suddha Nobhadhon Building was developed
into the Sai Suddha Nobhadhon Building
Museum.
- 2021 (B.E.
2564): The lower floor of the Sai
Suddha Nobhadhon Building was developed
into a replica exhibition displaying the
inner royal court lifestyle.
- 2019 –
Present (B.E. 2562 – Present):
The Office of Arts and Culture relocated
its offices to Building 22, Faculty of
Science and Technology.
Museum
Buildings
Museum
Buildings
- Sai Suddha
Nobhadhon Building Museum
- Chutharat
Nabhorn Building: Musical
Arts
- Arathorn
Thippayanawas Building: Visual
Arts
- Uen
Achthambhawal Building: Performing
Arts / Dance Arts
Historical
Learning Resources
Historical
Learning Resources
- Ancient Tunnel
in Suan Sunandha
- Shrine of
Queen Sunandha
Kumariratana
Service
Procedures
