From Palace to Museum for Learning

A Local History Education Project (Junior Tour Guide Program) at Phra Chudhadhuj Ratchasthan Palace Museum

Phra Chudhadhuj Ratchasthan Palace is the only palace in Thailand that is situated on an island.  The palace is presently operated as a museum for the benefit of the local community on Sichang island by promoting awareness of local history that results in pride and love for the hometown, and developing local economy from conservation tourism with a dissemination of local history and culture as a secondary result. 

A Local History Education Project (Junior Tour Guide Program) is a program well supported by local schools and community that is organized annually in the summer for local youths to learn about the history of the Phra Chudhadhuj Ratchasthan Palace, an important historic site.  The museum aims, in addition to creating the aforementioned awareness, to build a good relationship between the youths and the museum, and also the university. 

The secondary purpose is to hire outstanding youths from the program as a part-time tour guides for museum visitors as part of conservation tourism promotion on Sichang island, to help them earn extra income.

The program is offered in a form of six-day day camps, each with a capacity for 40 campers.  The camp in 2019 was the 14^th camp.  All expenses of approximately 150,000 baht per camp are fully subsidized by Chulalongkron University.