Description of the attraction
The collections of the Yangon National Museum reveal Burmese art, history and culture of Myanmar. Founded in 1952 and housed in a five-story building on Pei Road since 1996, the museum houses an extensive collection of jewelry, artwork, historical stone texts and antiques from the past of Burmese civilization.
The museum's collections are located in 14 thematic exhibition halls. On the ground floor there is a gallery of Burmese calligraphy, which contains exhibits that tell about the origin and development of the Burmese alphabet. Samples of writing of other ancient peoples are also presented here.
The culture hall contains artifacts relating to Burmese rural life. A selection of transport is very interesting, where you can see a traditional cart, which is harnessed to bulls. This mode of transport is still used today in the villages of Myanmar. There is also a selection of jewelry worn by Burmese people since ancient times. Tourists pay attention to one more exhibit, which is a church bowl gilded and decorated with a mosaic of semi-precious stones.
The art gallery displays works showing the development of Burmese painting. There are copies of drawings left on the walls of caves in the Stone Age, old prints and frescoes, and paintings by contemporary famous artists of Myanmar.
The adjoining room displays a collection of ornate musical instruments of whimsical shape and puppets used in classical drama and opera performances.
The hall of the royal regalia contains objects that have been used in court ceremonies for many centuries. The Throne Room contains miniature copies of the thrones of the ancient Burmese kings.
