★Local·Canal artist house
Baan Silapin
บ้านศิลปิน
The Artist's House on Khlong Bang Luang — a 200-year-old stilt house with resident painters over the water.
The Artist's House on Khlong Bang Luang — a 200-year teak house over the water, whose traditional puppet show now plays only for private groups booked two weeks ahead. Thonburi canal life at its most photogenic.
Visiting
- Open
- daily (official site reads 'open dairy 10 AM–6 PM', presumably 'daily') · 10:00–18:00
- Allow
- 1 h
Checked 10 Oct 2026 against artisthousebangkok.com, openstreetmap.org. Things change: closures for royal ceremonies and holidays are common.
Before you go
- Most national and city museums close one or two days a week, commonly Monday and Tuesday.
- Foreign-visitor pricing is normal and usually posted at the counter.
Check closing days, current exhibitions and ticket prices when you arrive — we have no verified official site for this one.
Getting there
- Bang Phai·MRT Blue Line~13 min walk
- Tha Phra·MRT Blue Line~18 min walk
- Charan 13·MRT Blue Line~21 min walk
- Bang Wa·BTS Silom Line~22 min walk
Typical times, not a timetable · rail, boat and BRT routing runs right in the atlas.
While you're here
- Wat Paknam·Big Buddha~22 min walk
- Bang Wa Interchange·Rail interchange~22 min walk
The neighbourhood
Baan Silapin sits in Phasi Charoen.