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via Bangkok Post, 15 September 2020: Petchabun locals proposing for a national museum to be set up at Si Thep Historical Park in a bid to nominate the site for Unesco World Heritage.
Conservationists are pushing for a museum to be built at Si Thep Historical Park to house archaeological artefacts found in this lower northern province.
The president of Phetchabun Cultural Council, Wisan Kositanon, said the provincial administration will submit a proposal to set up a national museum at Si Thep Historical Park to the Fine Arts Department (FAD) under the Ministry of Culture, saying the region has plenty of archaeological finds which should be preserved for future generations.
Mr Wisan said large amounts of ancient artefacts dating up to 1,000 years ago — which include evidence of human activities and habitation — have been found in the park. “As such, the park needs its own space to house objects from the park which are now displayed or stored in other museums across the country,” he said.
