This museum is located in Ban Chiang , Tambon  Ban Chiang. It is an important historical site both of Northeast Thailand and of Southeast Asia. The Ban Chiang archaeological site was surveyed and excavated in 1974-1975 by the fine Arts Department. This work revealed the site to contain artifacts from as 5,600-1,800 years. The United Nations Educational , Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) registered the site as a Word Heritage Site of History at Carthage , Tunisia in December 1992. The museum has two exhibition sites:

Site 1: Wat Pho Si Nai Excavation Pit. This features an open museum ,The first of its kind in Thailand. There is a permanent exhibition of archaeological excavation for visitors to witness art objects as they would have appeared when they were discovered. Most of the objects on display are earthenware artifacts that were buried as a part of funerary rituals.

Site 2: Somdet  Phra  Srinagarindra Bormmaratchachonnani Building. The exhibition of Ban Chiang on display here was once borrowed for display in the United States and Singapore. The exhibition has two segments: Ban Chiang in the Past , encompassing ancient objects and evidence found in the excavation of Ban Chiang archaeological site; and Today is  Ban Chiang; which focuses on contemporary ways of life, tools, utensils, and folk arts. In addition, there is a briefing room, film and still screening, and other educational services.