National Museum of Myanmar

National Museum (Yangon)
အမျိုးသား ပြတိုက်
Established 1952
Location 66/74 Pyay Road
Dagon 11191, Yangon
Yangon Division, Myanmar
Website http://www.myanmar.com/Ministry/culture/index.htm

The National Museum (Yangon), (Burmese: အမျိုးသား ပြတိုက်), located in Dagon, Yangon, is the one of the national museum of Burmese art, history and culture in Myanmar. Founded in 1952, the five-story museum has an extensive collection of ancient artifacts, ornaments, works of art, inscriptions and historic memorabilia, related to history, culture and civilization of Burmese people.[1]

History

The National Museum of the Union of Burma was first opened in June, 1952 at the Jubilee Hall Building on Shwedagon Pagoda Road, Yangon. The museum was moved to a larger location at 24/26 Pansodan Street in 1970, and to its present location in 1996. The new five story National Museum has been open to public since 18 September 1996.[2]

Galleries

The museum's collections are displayed over the following 14 galleries or halls.[2]

Burmese Culture Burmese Historic Periods
  • Burmese Epigraphy and Calligraphy
  • Burmese Traditional Folk Art
  • Burmese Performing Arts
  • Burmese Art Gallery 1
  • Burmese Art Gallery 2
  • Buddha Images
  • Ethnic Cultures
  • Natural History
  • Prehistoric Period and Protohistoric Period
  • Burmese Historic Period
  • Royal Regalia
  • Lion Throne
  • Yadanabon Period
  • Ancient Ornaments

Burmese culture

Historic periods

See also

References

  1. "National Museum". Archived from Myanmar travel information the original Check |url= value (help) on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
  2. 1 2 "National Museum". Retrieved 2008-10-25.

Literature

Coordinates: 16°47′19″N 96°8′33″E / 16.78861°N 96.14250°E / 16.78861; 96.14250

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