Sean Muang Hom : Lanna Weapon Museum Tai Martial Art and Muang Long Iron Pond Learning Center

Abstract

The establishment of the Saen Muang Hom weapon museum was inspired originally from steel weapons found locally, in combination with ancient memories including the home heritage items, the weapons used in the community ritual, and the community is also the location of ancient forges. This is the place of Long Pond iron, the traditional Long iron furnace and the Long iron blacksmith podium. The founding family was descended from a former General of the city of Long, the district used to be an eastern outpost of the Lanna Kingdom and Lampang. The founder had the opportunity to learn the ancient ‘Long’ martial art which was inherited from the last Long commander. It has been an inspiration to collect the antique weapons since 1993. When there was a significant number of them, the founder began to exhibit his artifacts and created a weapon museum at home from 2009 called “Huan Saen Hom” However, in order to get from more interest from more visitors, he renovated his grandfather’s rice granary (Lance corporal Srimoon Marayatprasert) to be the display building. It was named “San Muang Hom weapon hall” which was officially inaugurated on 23 May 2018 , he built up a new museum after this, on 17 January 2019. The name of the museum is to commemorate. “San Muang Hom governer” a prominent ancestor and to imply that it is a place of assembly where antique weapons, amulets, martial arts as well as knowledge from many cities, such as Hom, can be gathered together with the open concept of a living museum. People from inside and outside the community can join the activities. It is the place to combine various age ranges of people within the community. Some ancient weapons are tangible. The activities include forging weapons and equipment; demonstration by community people ; martial arts shows, like spear dances; sword dances; Zheng dances; and wooden hammer dances. There is also the Zheng dance application for healing and health. This is how the definition of a weapon hall came to be known as “The Museum of ancient Lanna weapons, Tai martial arts and Muang Long iron Pond Learning Center”