Integrating with Visual Culture Design of Southern Part of Folk Museum: A Case Study Chaiya Folk Museum, Talat Chaiya Sub-District Chaiya District Surat Thani Province Integrating with Visual Culture Design of Southern Part of Folk Museum: A Case Study Chaiya Folk Museum, Talat Chaiya Sub-District Chaiya District Surat Thani Province

Abstract

These studying objectives are local identity synthesis, component and format of media in southern of Thailand folk museum, created a prototype of the cultural culture of Chaiya Folk Museum in Suratthani province and the evaluation quality of the visual culture media prototype is practice-led research methods using mixed methods research. The methods are qualitative research methods and quantitative research methods by interviewing the group who provided the main information obtained from the purposive selection together with participatory observation and nonparticipative observation. Synthesis of elements and forms of cultural media in the form of folk museums to summarize the Southern dialect identities used in design and questionnaires for quality evaluation of the visual culture media prototype consisting of Chaiya Folk Museum Suratthani province. The results of the research concluded that

         The Chaiya local identity are Phra Borom That Chaiya, Phum Riang Silk Weaving, Salted Eggs, Naga Prok attitude, Avalokitesvara Buddha statue, Buddhadassa Bhikkhu, The Suan Mokkh In­ter­na­tion­al Dharma Hermitage and Muay Thai Chaiya, whose physical characteristics of identity are a line, shapes, and colors. The physical characteristics have 5 steps to create a new shape (2-3 Dimensions):1. Silhouette 2. Transform 3. Pattern- New pattern 4. Intersect 5. Loop of Pattern.

         The evaluation of the quality of the visual media culture prototype for the Chaiya Folk Museum Suratthani province has the result for each research topic:  Practical using get high level (  = 4.24, S.D. = 0.59), Promotion of learning get (the highest mean score) high level (    = 4.50, S.D. = 0.48), Designing the museum ( = 4.22, S.D. = 0.59), Meaning of the content ( = 4.20, S.D. = 0.58).