National Museum of Myanmar (Yangon)

National Museum (Yangon)
အမျိုးသား ပြတိုက်
Established1952; 72 years ago (1952)
Location66/74 Pyay Road
Dagon 11191, Yangon
Yangon Division, Myanmar
TypeMuseum
Collection size4112
Visitors98,097(2017-2018)
OwnerMinistry of Religious Affairs and Culture (Myanmar)
Employeesoverall 118 employees
Public transit accessPegu Club Bus Stop (Bus No: YBS 21,39,65,etc)
Websiteasemus.museum/museum/national-museum-yangon

The National Museum of Myanmar (Yangon), (Burmese: အမျိုးသား ပြတိုက်), located in Dagon, Yangon, is the major one of the two national museums for Burmese art, history and culture in Myanmar. Founded in 1952, the five-storey museum has an extensive collection of ancient artifacts, ornaments, work of art, inscriptions and historic memorabilia, related to history, culture and civilization of Burmese people.[1] The main attraction of the museum is the only surviving original Lion Throne of the Burmese monarchs. There are more than 4000 permanent objects in the museum.

Public museums in Myanmar are administered by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture[2] and can be classified as national museums, archaeological museums, regional cultural museums, and memorial museums.[3] Furthermore, other kinds of museum are appearing under other ministries, like the Defense Services Museum[4] in the capital Naypyidaw, or in the private sector.

The museum is open from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, except on Mondays and public holidays.

  1. ^ "Myanmar Travel Info - National Museum". Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  2. ^ "Ministry of Culture". www.culture.gov.mm. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  3. ^ Zan, Nu Mra (2016). "Museums in Myanmar: Brief History and Actual Perspectives". In Sonoda, Naoko (ed.). New Horizons for Asian Museums and Museology. Springer Singapore. pp. 19–36. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-0886-3_2. ISBN 9789811008863.
  4. ^ "At Myanmar military's monument to itself, tributes to a dictator". Reuters. 2012-11-16. Retrieved 2019-10-22.