The two-day lesson plan is designed for secondary school students to learn about and explore Bangkok’s past in its historic districts through hands-on activities. Using historical maps, archival photo...
This article explores how electricity transformed Siam into a modern society—from the first electric light during King Rama V’s reign to the rise of Bangkok’s night districts, new mobility systems, and the revival of the historic Wat Liab power station as MEA SPARK. More than a technology, electricity reshaped urban culture, everyday life, and the imagination of what “New Siam” could become.
This video takes you behind the scenes of Museum Links, a programme led by NDMI’s Museum Knowledge Development team. It follows the journey from first ideas to co-design with teachers from six schools, showing how learners use comparative maps, interpret historical photographs, and study present-day places on site. The film also showcases students’ work connecting their own discoveries to Modernising Siam—a way of learning history through exploration, evidence, and personal synthesis rather than memorising dates and names.
Prince Chantaburi Naruenat (1874–1931), born Prince Kitiyakara Voralaksana, was a son of King Chulalongkorn (King Rama V). Educated in England, he became a leading moderniser of public administration, particularly in finance and trade, and is recognised as the founder and first Minister of the Ministry of Commerce in Thailand.
