THE KNOWLEDGE OF ANCIENT CULTURES IN SISAKET MUSEUMS

Abstract

This article aimed to investigate the characteristics of a knowledge set about ancientcultures in Sisaket Museums through a case study.There were 5 museums in Sisaket Province, namely: (1) Museum of Wat Ban Sang Rueang, (2) Museum of Sisaket Archives and Library, (3) Museum of Sisaket Tribe (KoKlang Nam), (4) Ban KhunAmphaiPhanit Museum, and (5) Sa KamphaengYai Temple Museum. Documentary research, participant observations and in-depth interviews were all used in this study. The results of the study revealed that the knowledge of cultural past in Sisaket Museums had 2 aspects, namely: 1) Sisaket in the Thai context under academic knowledge, history, and archeology, and (2) Local Sisaket in the past through the way of life of the leading figures or common people, especially in rural areas and focusing on those which are profitable and compound with local folk wisdom through community people^,s perceptions or by converting it into academic data.