THE STUDY IN BODY OF KNOWLEDGE AND TEMPLE AND COMMUNITIES MUSEUMS MANAGEMENT PROCESS IN LANNA

Abstract

The objectives of this research article were: 1) to study the body of knowledge of local management of Wat Nam Jam, Wat Ban Tom, and Wat Ban Kong 2) to study the management process of local museums 3) to propose the best practices for managing museums of temples and communities in Lanna. This research was qualitative using research tools, including a study of documentary data and in-depth interviews with 16 key informants. The museums of the temples and communities in Lanna were used. Wat Nam Jam, Wat Ban Tom, and Wat Ban Kong were selected by purposive sampling.

The results of this research found that:

1. the body of knowledge in managing the museums of Wat Nam Jam, Wat Ban Tom, and Wat Ban Kong arises from developing the temple as a learning center with an education that supports and transfers knowledge to the local people.
2. The museum management process of Lanna temples is accepting donations of items worth conservation, collecting monks' belongings, collecting scriptures, Yantra cloth, livelihood tools, model making. There is a cultural tourism network, scheduling the museum curator, and transferring knowledge to visitors by working together systematically, which is a resolution from a joint meeting and managed in the form of a board.
3. There are good practices, including providing knowledge and understanding of museum management, systematically storing data, categorizing antiques, and registering antiques by recording object registration numbers, object names, categories, Type of material, size, year of creation, and photographs.