National Museum of Myanmar
| အမျိုးသား ပြတိုက် | |
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| Established | 1952 |
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| 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.
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.
The museum's collections are displayed over the following 14 galleries or halls.
Coordinates: 16°47′19″N 96°8′33″E / 16.78861°N 96.14250°E
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