Phimai National Museum is located just a few hundred meters from Phimai Historical Park (with Prasat Hin Phimai). Some impressive lintels, found in various provinces of Northeastern Thailand, are displayed on the ground floor of the museum. There is an other outside area, which almost looks like a storage facility, were many hundreds of lintels and sculptures are present. We were lucky to be able to take some pictures inside, though this seems strictly forbidden for regular visitors to the museum.
The Phimai museum is the center of cultural heritage in north-eastern Thailand, emphaxizing artifacts from the lower Isaan, such as Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum, Buri Ran, Surin and Si Sa Ket. The interesting art objects belong to Dvaravati and Khmer art styles. The Dvaravati style can be seen on Sima or boundary stone while the Khmer style is evident in stone carving of lintels, pendiments, pillars and antefixs. The master piece of the museum collection is the stone statue of King Jayavarman VII of Angkor Thom which was found in Prang Bhramadhatta, Prasat Phimai