{"id":1152,"date":"2012-10-24T09:58:42","date_gmt":"2012-10-24T09:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelcenteruk.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1152"},"modified":"2019-11-14T09:04:39","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T09:04:39","slug":"bangkoks-batcat-museum-is-simply-more-than-just-toys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/bangkoks-batcat-museum-is-simply-more-than-just-toys\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangkok\u2019s Batcat Museum Is Simply More Than Just Toys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What has become a hobby for the 39 year old Somchay Nitimongkolchai, has turned into a museum filled with toys, figurines, costumes and masks<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The name derived from Batman and Catwoman although the museum displays a variety of everything of toys. Inspiration for Batman collection hit hard after the blockbuster movie release of \u2018Batman Begins\u2019 in year 2005. At first, the interest revolved around Batman and expanded into collecting vintage versions, limited editions and the vehicles that were dating back as far as the 1960s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sources of the collection are amazing with seventy percent from eBay, 20 percent from collectors in Thailand and 10 percent from collectors in Japan. Further motley assortment of toys for his collection came from his travelling around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At present there are around 50,000 pieces making it one of the largest in the world and definitely the biggest in Thailand. Children\u2019s favourite toys of past and present of all shapes and sizes, themes and colours mesmerize the museums. The museum features cool wall murals, superhero themed souvenirs, Star Trek style sliding doors and life size maquettes. 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