Fast-paced overview of CM museums at Expats Club, this Saturday morning, 24 Aug

“Museums in Chiang Mai“

This Saturday morning, 24 August, the Chiang Mai Expats club hosts Rebecca Weldon Sithiwong, a respected museum consultant in northern Thailand, who will present a fast-paced survey of museums in Chiang Mai. The talk will highlight significant collections and suggest ways in which the expatriate community can take a hand in supporting cultural preservation.

Rebecca has served as Curator with the Mae Fah Luang Foundation at Rai Mae Fah Luang, an ethnographic museum in Chiang Rai. She is currently museum advisor to the Prince Mahidol Museum Project in Chiang Mai, and is also Convenor of the Informal Northern Thai Group which provides lectures by academic researchers working in the area. A long-term resident of the region, Rebecca grew up in Laos, studied anthropologiy and museology in Europe and has lived in Thailand for over 30 years.

Gather at 10 am for a 10:30 am start of the meeting, at Le Meridien Hotel on Loi Kroh Road near the Night Bazaar.

More information at www.chiangmaiexpatsclub.com

Edited August 20, 201312 yr by NancyL