Getting Back To Nature At Hong Mun Mang Mueang In Khon Kaen

Sometimes the best part of a diorama is in the details, the support work, the background. At the Hong Mun Mang Mueang in Khon Kaen, it's time to get back to nature. They're their own genre scene.

Life At Hong Mun Mang Mueang In Khon Kaen

Along with dioramas that depict life oh so long ago in Khon Kaen, the museum also has a few life size genre scenes, showing perhaps a more recent peek at rural life in the area.

Young peddler.

Tailor. Super-happy little boy.

Serious Muslim man.

The weaver and the looming preacher.

Introspective farmer.

Dioramas At Hong Mun Mang Mueang In Khon Kaen

There's a hidden, small cultural museum crammed underneath an outdoor amphitheater in Khon Kaen and the highlight is a set of dioramas. The subject matter is fairly typical for a cultural museum, a peek at the area's social history, customs. What to include?

How about starting with a little context, places settled?

Time to party. Bystanders grooving.

Heavy industry.

Working the land and giving thanks for the bounty.

A picnic and a prayer.