Public Media Museum

Open Days: Advance appointment recommended (please contact Thai PBS to confirm your visiting slot)

Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 09:00 – 18:00 (contact/coordination hours; please call to confirm before you go)

 

Public Media Museum (Thai PBS Museum) is a knowledge-focused spot in Bangkok that turns the idea of “media literacy” from a pretty classroom phrase into something practical. It doesn’t ask you to fear media or avoid it. Instead, it invites you to notice how media works with our thoughts and emotions—from news and advertising to photographs, video clips, and the endless scroll of everyday feeds.

 

The museum is located inside the Public Media Learning Center building within the Thai Public Broadcasting Service (Thai PBS) complex on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road in the Lak Si area. The overall experience is designed for visitors to “learn by doing” rather than simply reading display labels, using multimedia and interactive activities that spark questions and gradually reveal how powerful the media around us can be.

 

The exhibition area (often described as around 400 square meters) is divided into 2 main exhibitions. If you want an easy-to-follow route, start on the 1st floor to build a foundation of what “media” is, then head up to the 2nd floor to explore the historical path of Thai media and the role of public space in society.

 

The 1st-floor exhibition, “Media’s Reflective Power,” takes you through the evolution of communication—from an era when information traveled slowly to a time when information can move faster than people’s emotions. The key takeaway is that media doesn’t only reflect the world; sometimes it also “frames” the world so we see one version more than another through language, images, sound, camera angles, and storytelling choices. Once you spot this, you naturally become more careful with emotional headlines, carefully selected visuals, and information that has been edited down to make people believe faster.

 

On the 2nd floor, the exhibition “Towards the Path of Public Media” shifts the mood toward the “events” and “structures” of Thai media. It traces the rise of print media, the development of newspapers, the move from still images to film, the spread of radio broadcasting, the birth of Thai television, and finally the era of borderless media. This section makes it clear that media and society always grow together, and many defining moments in the country’s history have involved media as a tool, a bridge, and a battleground for ideas at the same time.

 

What makes the Public Media Museum stand out is that it doesn’t try to make everyone think the same way. It tries to help us think more “systematically”—separating facts from opinions, checking sources, comparing information before believing it, and recognizing persuasion through images and sound. That’s why it works well for students growing up online, adults who want to sharpen how they consume news, and content professionals who want a clearer sense of how media affects real people.

 

Getting There The Public Media Museum is located at the Thai PBS Public Media Learning Center building, 145 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Talat Bang Khen, Lak Si, Bangkok. You can reach it by private car or public transport. If you drive, allow extra time for traffic on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, especially during morning and evening rush hours. For visiting, it’s recommended to contact and book in advance, then call again to confirm the actual date and time before you go so you don’t waste the trip.

 

 

A: An advance appointment is recommended because visits may depend on available time slots and learning-center activities. Please contact Thai PBS to confirm before you go.

 

A: Yes. It’s recommended to contact the venue in advance so you can get a suitable visiting slot and avoid a wasted trip.

 

A: Typically, 60 – 120 minutes is a good range because there are 2 floors of exhibits and interactive elements that take time to explore properly.

 

A: Yes, especially for school-aged children. The content focuses on critical thinking and media literacy. Visiting together as a family also makes it easier to discuss what you see afterwards.

 

A: Floor 1 helps you understand the “power of media” to reflect and shape perspectives, while Floor 2 traces Thai media history from print to the borderless era, giving you a clearer big-picture narrative.

 

A: You can contact 02-790-2000 or 02-790-2398 to ask about visiting arrangements and confirm your slot before you go.