Most visited museums in Myanmar

For visitors who are looking for places to visit in Burma, Myanmar National Museum in the city of Yangon is a promising place. Stays in a big and beautiful house at the number 66/74 on Pyay Street in Dagon District, Myanmar National Museum is a magnificent museum with worthy collections of archeology, ethnographic, religion and art. It was built in 1996 and since then, it is the favorite place to visit in Burma of many visitors. In the museum, people have a chance to discover the culture and history of the country.

Myanmar National Museum

Foundation of Myanmar National Museum

After 4 years Myanmar claimed to be independent, it built the first national museum in June 1952. Firstly, the museum stays in Jubilee Hall on Shwedagon Pagoda Street and it was known as a history museum. The one who contributed most to constructing the museum is Ms. Daw Nyunt Han. She has studied architecture abroad and after going back to Myanmar and building the museum, she was the first manager of it.

Lion throne – one of the most famous artifacts in Myanmar National Museum

From time to time, the collections in Myanmar National Museum have been varied. Because of the small area in Jubilee Hall, in Fabruary 1970, Myanmar National Museum was moved to a bigger building on Pansodan Street. In the new home, the collections of royal arts, musical instruments and decorations are performed in a more attractive and professional order. The museum has many rooms; each has series of artifacts on topic.

The final place in which Myanmar National Museum stays until now is the number 66/74 on Pyay Street, Dagon District. The museum locates on an area of 1.52 hectares and after 6 years of constructing (from 1990 to 1996), Myanmar National Museum is officially opened for visitors with a new appearance.

Collections of Myanmar National Museum

Myanmar National Museum locates in a 5-floor building, which has 14 rooms with total area of 18.000 m2. There are many collections with total 5.000 artifacts from Prehistoric to the modern time presenting in the museum. They include big collections of fossils of primates, stone artifacts, copper, iron and silver objects, pencil and charcoal sketches, gem ornaments, ancient Buddha statues, cloth, leave and leather textile products, and many dresses which were belonged to Myanmar royal families. On the first floor stay the room presents Lion throne – the most famous artifact of the museum, which was handed over from Indians after Myanmar’s independence in 1948. Besides, collections of calligraphy notes, relics of modern time, and relics of Yadanabon period are shown on the floor. The second floor includes rooms presenting artifacts of nature, relics of Prehistoric period in Myanmar, and dresses of royal families. The third floor is for modern and traditional music collections. Arts and jewelries are shown on the fourth floor and the last place is for Buddhist relics and objects from minority groups.

Collection of dresses from Myanmar royal families

Myanmar National Museum is an interesting place to visit in Burma, where visitors can travel by a time machine to explore the country’s culture through historical periods.