Located in the inner city, the Roi-Et National Museum was founded to preserve and exhibit art objects and handicrafts of Roi-Et Province, especially the craft of weaving silk and other homespun products. The museum was created under a policy by the Fine Arts Department to establish national museums in all parts of the country. The museum was constructed between 1993 and 1997 and officially inaugurated on 20th March 1998 by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn as the first national museum in the country.
The museum is located on three floors. On the first floor is Ticketing, Geography and Mineral Resources, Introduction to Roi-Et Province, The Governors of Roi-Et and Library. On the Second floor are exhibitions of the Prehistoric Period, Dvaravati Culture, Khmer and Lavapura (Lopburi) Culture, Ayutthaya and Rattanakosin Culture and Folk Arts. On the third floor are displayed the Local Isaan House, Boon Pha Wed Feastival, Isan Musical Instraments, Textiles and the Way of Life and a Temporary Exhibition Hall.