Hill Tribe Museum was established by The Population & Community Development Association (PDA), which works to improve the quality of life and promote education for hill tribe people. The museum was founded in 1987 to be a source of information about tribal life in Chiang Rai and to emphasize on educating tourists about the way of life of hill tribe people. Inside are boards providing information about the 6 hill tribes in northern Thailand: Hmong, Akha, Lahu, Lisu, Yao and Karen, display of tribal clothing, tools applied from materials from nature especially bamboo, exhibition on the 5,500-year long history of opium and its invasion to Southeast Asia. There are also multi-vision slideshows about hill tribes in English, German, French and Japanese.

Information from: Museum Thailand Database