National Museum
The National Museum of Myanmar, located in Dagon, Yangon, is the larger 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.- 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.
Shwedagon Paya
Buddhist temple
The Shwedagon Pagoda, officially named Shwedagon Zedi… Shwedagon Paya is situated 1 mile northeast of National Museum.
Yangon Central Women’s Hospital
Hospital
The Yangon Central Women's Hospital is a public hospital in Yangon, Myanmar. Yangon Central Women’s Hospital is situated 2,500 feet southwest of National Museum.
Yangon Children’s Hospital
Hospital
The Yangon Children's Hospital is a major public hospital in Yangon, Myanmar. Yangon Children’s Hospital is situated 2,300 feet west of National Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lanmadaw Township and Ahlon Township.
Lanmadaw Township
Suburb
Lanmadaw Township is located in the western part…
Ahlon Township
Suburb
Ahlone Township is located in the western part of Yangon.
Latha Township
Suburb
Latha Township is located in the western part…
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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