The Sampantawong’s Palace is next to the Hariphunchai National Museum. It was the residence of Prince Ratchasampantawong, a prince from Chiang Mai who married Princess Songlha of Lamphun sister of Prince Chakham Khajonsak. The palace was built in 1912 when Prince Chakham Khajonsak was ruler of Lamphun. Nowadays this palace is a conservation building adopted by the Lamphun Municipality as a learning centre and contemporary museum. Here they hold exhibitions and activities to expand the theme of the museum and showcase the magnificent objects donated by local citizens. They palace has three exhibition rooms, recording respectively the history of Lamphun, the history of Sampantawong’s Palace and the culture, tradition and ways of living of Lamphun people in the past.