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The National Museum of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar was first opened in June, 1952 at the Jubilee Hall Building on Shwedagon Pagoda Road, Yangon. The museum was moved to a larger location at 24/26 Pansodan Street in 1970, and to its present location in 1996. The new five story National Museum has been open to the public since 18 ...
This is a list of museums in Yangon, Myanmar. Bogyoke Aung San Museum; Myanmar Gems Museum; Myanmar Motion Picture Museum; National Museum of Myanmar; Planetarium (Burma) Yangon Drugs Elimination Museum; Shwedagon Pagoda Museum
Myanmar Motion Picture Museum. This is a list of museums in Myanmar (also known as Burma). For museums in Yangon, see List of museums in Yangon. Chin State Cultural Museum; Kachin State Cultural Museum; Kayah State Cultural Museum; Kayin State Cultural Museum; Mandalay Cultural Museum; Mon State Cultural Museum; Museum of Shan Sawbwa; National ...
Established in 1952, the National Library, along with Universities' Central Library, is one of only two research libraries in Yangon. [3] The library houses more than 220,000 books, divided into 10 sections. [1] Its collection used to have about 618,000 books and periodicals as well as 15,800 rare and valuable manuscripts.
The Bogyoke Aung San Museum (Burmese: ဗိုလ်ချုပ် အောင်ဆန်း ပြတိုက်), located in Bahan, Yangon, is a museum dedicated to General Aung San, the founder of modern Myanmar (Burma). Established in 1962, the two-story museum was Aung San's last residence before his assassination in July 1947.
The Burmese Translation Society did not only translate books but also encouraged many other forms of Burmese culture and literature activities. [5] The Society established a free library in Rangoon 1956. By 2011 the library had 50,000 book titles in the main section and another 12,000 book titles in the reference section.
Located at 18°47'37"N 95°18'0"E, Khin Ba is the site of an ancient stūpa and one of the most important early archaeological sites in Sri Ksetra and Myanmar. First excavated in 1926–27, it has yielded a host of finds now on display in the Sri Ksetra Museum and the National Museum of Myanmar (Yangon).
The building has been vacant since the government was moved to the new capital Naypyidaw. The government debated whether to restore it and turn it into a hotel or museum. In 2011, amid national discussions on converting Yangon's colonial-era buildings to attract tourism, plans were made to convert the Ministers' Building into a museum, not a hotel.