The primary mission of the
Chiang Mai University Art Museum is to effectively support and enhance the university's goals of teaching research and service (Arts and Culture). The museum does this through the study preservation conservation exhibition and development of its arts and culture knowledge. Through direct and sustained access to original works of art and by collaborating with faculty students and staff from the
Facultuy of Fine Art and other disciplines the museum contributes to the development of Art, Culture, visual literacy and critical thinking at
Chiang Mai University.