National Museum

The National Museum of Myanmar, located in , , is the larger of the two national museums for Burmese art, history and culture in . 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.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: One of the National Museums in Myanmar
  • Also known as: “National Museum (Yangon)” and “National Museum of Myanmar”
  • Address: 66-74 ပြည်လမ်း

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shwedagon Paya and Yangon Central Women’s Hospital.

Buddhist temple
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The Shwedagon Pagoda, officially named Shwedagon Zedi Daw, and also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, Kyaik Dagon is a gilded located in , Myanmar. is situated 1 mile northeast of National Museum.

Hospital
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The Yangon Central Women's Hospital is a public hospital in , . It is also a tertiary care teaching hospital of the University of Medicine 1, Yangon, the Yangon Institute of Nursing, and the University of Paramedical Science, Yangon. is situated 2,500 feet southwest of National Museum.

Hospital
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The Yangon Children's Hospital is a major public hospital in , . The hospital was formerly known as "Jamatkhana Hospital" as it was built on the site of former Gymkhana Club, an elite social club during the colonial era. is situated 2,300 feet west of National Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lanmadaw Township and Ahlon Township.

Suburb
is located in the western part of downtown , and shares borders with Ahlone Township in the west, in the east, and Yangon River in the south, and in the north.

Suburb
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Ahlone Township is located in the western part of . The township comprises eleven wards, and shares borders with Sanchaung township and Kyimyindaing township in the north, the Yangon river in the west, Dagon township in the east, and Lanmadaw township in the south.

Suburb
is located in the western part of downtown , and shares borders with Lanmadaw township in the west, Pabedan township in the east, Seikkan township and Yangon river in the south, and Dagon township in the north.

National Museum

Latitude
16.78861° or 16° 47′ 19″ north
Longitude
96.1423° or 96° 8′ 32″ east
Open location code
7M8RQ4QR+CW
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way 428294069
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q2756611
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Thai—“National Museum” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “মায়ানমারের জাতীয় জাদুঘর (ইয়াঙ্গুন)”
  • Bengali: “মিয়ানমার জাতীয় জাদুঘর, ইয়াঙ্গুন”
  • Burmese: “ရန်ကုန်အမျိုးသားပြတိုက်”
  • Burmese: “အမျိုးသားပြတိုက်”
  • Chinese: “緬甸國家博物館”
  • Chinese: “缅甸国家博物馆”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المتحف الوطنى فى ميانمار”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Muzeo de Birmo”
  • Italian: “Museo Nazionale del Myanmar”
  • Italian: “Museo nazionale della Birmania”
  • Japanese: “ミャンマー国立博物館”
  • Korean: “미얀마 국립박물관”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей Мьянмы”
  • Spanish: “Museo nacional de Birmania”
  • Swedish: “Burmas nationalmuseum”
  • Swedish: “Myanmars nationalmuseum”
  • Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติพม่า”

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