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.
  • Museum
  • Description: One of the National Museums in Myanmar
  • Address: 66-74 ပြည်လမ်း
  • Also known as
    “National Museum (Yangon)”
    “National Museum of Myanmar”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shwedagon Paya and Yangon Central Women’s Hospital.
The Shwedagon Pagoda, officially named Shwedagon Zedi… is situated 1 mile northeast of National Museum.
The Yangon Central Women's Hospital is a public hospital in , . is situated 2,500 feet southwest of National Museum.
The Yangon Children's Hospital is a major public hospital in , . is situated 2,300 feet west of National Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lanmadaw Township and Ahlon Township.
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National Museum

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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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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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