The museum was officially opened on 24th of June, 1954. The Fine Arts Department announced the establishment of the Maha Viravong National Museum in the Royal Gazette #178, Volume 94, of 14 November 1961. Most of the objects in the museum are from the collection of Somdej Phra Maha Viravong (UanTisso), the former Abbot of Wat Suthajinda, and were presented to the Fine Arts Department in 1927 for the purpose of disseminating information about Thailand’s cultural heritage.
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