Princess Sirindhorn Anthropology Center (ศูนย์มานุษยวิทาสิริธร, Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Center) was established in Thailand in 1992 and officially opened in 1999. The center is based on anthropology and humanities and social sciences. Since the millennium, many databases have been built successively, which have made important contributions to the promotion of humanities and education in Thailand. The content of the database changes from time to time, but compared to countries such as Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, is a very rare official information database. Taking museums as an example, the Princess Sirindhorn Center for Anthropology currently collects profiles of 1,580 museums in Thailand and divides them into national, regional, provincial and local museums; With history of 150 years so far, museums have played an important role in.
Thai society in the past 20 years, especially in bringing together communities and protecting assets. In fact, the phenomenon of the rise of the museum industry in Thailand is not only seen in the construction of museum databases. Many local governments have also joined hands with local universities to go into the community to conduct related training on museum business, because this industry chain involves the protection of cultural assets. , local tourism, one town, one product (OTOP) and community building, whether in terms of national economic strategy or the revitalization of local industries, are all projects worth investing in. Among the many museums, there is a type of "Forest Monks Museum" ( พระป่าพิพภธัณฑ์, Forest Monks Museum) which is quite special. It is a museum Shadow Making specially set up for Buddhist masters, because Thailand is a southern Buddhist country, and there is a school of monks who advocate practicing in the forest.
After the eminent monks pass away, the disciples will collect the master's relics and articles from his lifetime, and set up a museum in the Buddhist temple for believers to visit. The Princess Sirindhorn Anthropology Center has included a total of 25 "Forest Monk Museums", one in Chiang Mai, and the rest in northeastern Thailand, which is related to the local cultural environment. Northeastern Thailand is the region with the lowest per capita income in Thailand. The average income of residents is less than one-fifth of Bangkok's per capita income. In addition, it is located on a plateau, there are many forests, and various difficult environments have created many eminent monks. Ajaan ( อาจารย์, ajahn)