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The contemporary art of Myanmar reflects the fact that the country existed in isolation from 1962 to 2011, and is a country with deep rooted Buddhist beliefs. The art often relates to Buddhism and the difficult socio-political situation. In this age of globalization, Burmese contemporary art has developed rather on its own terms.
Artist's Shelter (abbreviated as: AS) is an independent, non-profit organization founded in 2023 by Myanmar filmmaker Na Gyi and fellow artists in exile who fled after the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. Based in the Myanmar–Thailand border town of Mae Sot , Thailand , the organization provides a safe space for creative expression and support for ...
Hand-colored studio portrait of a woman in Burma, ca. 1910. Myanmar Photo Archive (MPA; Burmese: မြန်မာဓာတ်ပုံမော်ကွန်းသည်, romanized: myanmardharatpone mawkwann sai) is both a physical archive of photographs taken between 1889 and 1995 in Myanmar (Burma), and a public awareness project of the country's visual culture.
The National Museum of Myanmar (Yangon), (Burmese: အမျိုးသား ပြတိုက်), located in Dagon, Yangon, is the major one of the two national museums for Burmese art, history and culture in Myanmar.
Thukha (1910–2005) — six-time Burmese Academy Award-winning film director, writer, songwriter, script writer, film actor, and film producer. He was born in the Ayeyarwady delta in British Burma and began to write poetry as a middle school student. [11] U Nu (b. 1902) — writer, author, and director; born in Thegone Township, Pyay District ...
Besides the older National Museum of Myanmar in Yangon, it is the second of the two national museums for Burmese art, history and culture in Myanmar. [1] The construction of the museum was started on 3 June 2010, and the museum was opened on 15 July 2015. [2] The museum is open from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, except on Mondays and public holidays.
Pansodan Gallery has sought to increase the international profile of Myanmar art, and has collaborated with Lindenmuseum in Stuttgart for an exhibition about depictions of religion in art from ancient times to today, [20] and has had numerous exhibitions in other countries, including Singapore, Thailand, Australia, the USA, France, the Inside ...
Fragrance of Myanmar was an art exhibition consisting a collection of 96 paintings, of the late but the greatest artists of Myanmar. The displayed artworks were by Ngwe Gaing, Khin Maung (Bank), Thar Dun, Ba Thet, Aung Soe, Maung Ngwe Tun, Paw Oo Thet, Kan Nyunt, Nyein Shane, Nyan Thwin, Kin Maung Yin, Wathone, and Kyaw Lay. The Fragrance of ...