Chao Sam Phraya National Museum is the most significant Museum for seeing Ayutthaya period objects of art. There are three buildings to visit. The Sam Chao Phraya building exhibits artifacts from the Ayutthaya period.
On the ground floor is exhibited [1] a huge U Thong style bronze, [2] cabinets containing various Buddha images from Wat Ratchaburana and Phra Mongkhon Bophit, [3] stucco works from Wat Maha That, [4] a Dvaravati period stone Buddha from Nakhon Pathom brought to Ayutthaya in that period, [5] wood carvings from Wat Phra Si Sanphet, [6] door panels, [7] a royal barge Garuda figurehead and others in Ayutthaya period popular characters.
On the first floor above is an exhibit of the gold artifacts from Wat Maha That, gold and jewel exhibits from Wat Ratchaburana [ both exhibitions being at either end of the upper floor ] and numerous other exhibits from the period.
