• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to secondary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Tour Advice
  • Cart
  • Checkout

Bangkok Tours

  • Tours
    • Bangkok City Tours
    • Floating Market Tours
    • Day Trips from Bangkok
  • Things to do
    • Ayutthaya
    • Bangkok
    • Kanchanaburi
    • Ratchaburi
    • Samut Sakhon
    • Samut Songkhram
  • Information
    • About Us
    • Tour Advice
    • How to book
    • FAQ’s
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms and conditions
    • Contact Us
BKK Tours > Things to do in Bangkok > Jim Thompson House

Jim Thompson House

Updated: November 19, 2019 by Michiel Bosch
Location: Bangkok
Type: Museum

The former house of a famous and inspiring American entrepreneur Jim Thompson is now a museum.  He came to Thailand to work for the American army after World War II.  He fell in love with the country, the people, and its art.  He started a silk company and gave new life to the Thai silk business, making it famous throughout the world.  His disappearance in 1967 still remains a mystery.

His art collection of porcelain, carvings, glassware, images and statues is now on display in his old house which is one of a few traditional Thai houses in central Bangkok.

Silk products under the Jim Thompson brand are available at the museum shop.

The traditional Thai house of Jim Thompson in BangkokThe Jim Thompson house and museumThe traditional Thai house of Jim Thompson with unique window and wall featuresBuddha image at the Jim Thompson houseArtefacts at the traditional Thai house of Jim ThompsonSpirit house at the traditional Thai house of Jim ThompsonA collection of art objects at Jim Thompson HouseWood carving works at the traditional Thai house of Jim ThompsonBeautiful artefacts at the traditional Thai house of Jim ThompsonTraditional Thai house of Jim Thompson surrounded by green and serene environmentColored silk fiber wating to be woven into fabric at a silk factory in BangkokThai silk made in the traditional way at a silk factory in BangkokThai silk made in the traditional way at a silk factory in Bangkok


Visit Jim Thompson House on a Bangkok tour…

BKK Tours can organize the following private tours for you:

  • Bangkok Highlights tour by local transport
  • Bangkok Highlights tour by minivan
  • Bangkok Explorer tour
  • Floating markets and Bangkok tour

References

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Thompson_House
  • https://www.tourismthailand.org/Attraction/jim-thomson-house

Map

Jim Thompson House

« Previous
Next »

About Michiel Bosch

Michiel Bosch and his wife Photjaman 'Air' Reamsan founded BKK Tours in 1999. With the help of a carefully selected team of tour guides and drivers, they share their passion for Thailand by showing travellers the popular highlights and hidden gems. BKK Tours is a leading tour operator for private Bangkok tours and day trips, awarded with a Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor yearly since 2012, and received a Hall of Fame award which recognizes consistent excellent reviews from travellers.

Primary Sidebar

Tour Categories

  • Bangkok City Tours
  • Floating Market Tours
  • Day Trips from Bangkok

More things to do in Bangkok

  • Flower and Vegetable market
  • Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha temple)
  • Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn)
  • Canal tour by long-tailed boat (Khlong tour)
  • Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew (Emerald Buddha temple)
  • Chinatown
  • Wat Traimit (Golden Buddha temple)
  • Wat Saket (Golden Mount temple)
  • Khlong Toey market

Things to do in

  • Ayutthaya
  • Bangkok
  • Kanchanaburi
  • Ratchaburi
  • Samut Sakhon
  • Samut Songkhram

© Copyright 2009 - 2019 · All Rights Reserved


BKK Tours is operated by BKK TP Ltd. Part. - Tourism Authority of Thailand license nr 14/00596
Silom Road 1055/642, State Tower, Bangrak - Bangkok 10500 - Thailand
About Us - Privacy Policy - Terms and Conditions - Contact

        
We use cookies to improve your user experience. By using our site you accept our use of cookies.