Myanmar 70 Yangon National Museum

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Myanmar
Yangon
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National Museum
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The museum has a rich collection of art and
material culture of the indigenous people of
Myanmar, royal regalia, musical instruments,
decorative arts and two art gallery. The
artifacts are displayed in 14 galleries in a
five-storey building. The 5-storey National
Museum was opened on September 18, 1996 to
commemorate the eighth anniversary of the State
Law and Order Restoration Council at a cost of
400 million kyats.
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The National Museum of Myanmar, located in Dagon,
Yangon, is the main museum of Burmese art,
history and culture in Myanmar.
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Founded in 1952, the five-story museum has an
extensive collection of ancient artifacts,
ornaments, works of art, inscriptions and
historic memorabilia, related to history, culture
and civilization of Burmese people. The new five
story National Museum has been open to public
since 18 September 1996
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Defence Services Museum of Myanmar, Yangon. The
purpose of this new three storey museum is to
preserve military equipment and artifacts from
the period of the Myanmar kings through to the
contemporary period. The Museum has 52 showrooms
displaying ancient and modern martial arts,
weapons, uniforms, emblems, and historical
pictures.
King Bayinnaung (1516-1581), Empire Builder, the
Conqueror of Ten Directions
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King Bayinnaung (1516-1581), Empire Builder, the
Conqueror of Ten Directions
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King Bayinnaung (1516-1581), Empire Builder, the
Conqueror of Ten Directions
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Sculpture outside National Museum King Anawrahta
(The founder of the Second Kingdom of Myanmar
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The Bronze statue of King Alaung Min Tayar (The
founder of the Third Kingdom of Myanmar
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The Bronze statue of King Alaung Min Tayar (The
founder of the Third Kingdom of Myanmar
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Temple bell Sculpture outside National Museum
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19th century
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BCE 5th century AD 1st century
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Lion Throne Show Room The main exhibit of
National Museum is the Lion Throne. The Lion
Throne is over 150 years old and made of Yamanay
wood and gilded all over. There are 8 different
kinds of thrones but in numbers there are 9
thrones because two of them are similar. The Lion
throne was used by King to adjudecate on law
cases. Taken to Kolcata for display at the museum
there it was returned to Myanmar after
Independence in 1948. This is the only throne
left intact as the other 8 were destroyed during
World War II
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National Museum in Yangon The Royal Regalia of
Mandalay
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Bronze, 11-13th century
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18th century
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Painter U Ngwe Gaing (1901-1967)
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Royal shoes
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Perhaps fortunately for the artifacts, but less
fortunate for visitors, is that the lighting is
very poor throughout the gallery, with
intermittent fluorescents and the rare tungsten
globe in a myriad of unused fittings. It is
forbidden to take photographs in the museum and
there are very few available on the web to
illustrate a presentation
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Ceremonial Royal Dress worn by the last monarch
of Burma, King Thibaw, prior to exile to India in
1885.
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The Royal couch of King Mindon, the founder of
Mandalay royal capital Mindon Min was the
penultimate king of Burma (Myanmar) from 1853 to
1878 The Royal couch was not used for sleeping
but for sitting on a sliver mat and lying down
with a pillow for taking a rest during the day
time
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King Thibaw and his Chief Queen Su Pa Ya Latt at
the Mandalay Palace. King Thibaw (1878-85) was
the last king of Burma
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The Royal Palace Mandalay, King Mindon statue
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Big betel vessel with rubies
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Fancy bullock cart
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artist Saya Chone Royal Family Water Color
Gold plate on Cloth
Old Painting by Royal artist Saya Chone showing
the Royal Audience Scence
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Myanmar marionettes
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Myanmar Crafts
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Crocodile xylophone
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Primate fossils of upper eocene epoch (about 40
million years)
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Plumeria (common name Frangipani) is a genus of
flowering plants native to Central America,
Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America as far
south as Brazil but can be grown in tropical and
sub-tropical regions. They are associated with
temples in both Hindu and Buddhist cultures.
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Burma is rich in natural resources, such as gems,
jade, gold, tin, antimony, zinc, copper,
tungsten, lead, coal, marble, limestone, hardwood
timber, fishery reserves, natural gas, petroleum
and hydropower. In addition, smiling, laughing,
and hard working are the characteristics of the
Burmese people. Myanmar is one of the poorest
countries in East Asia, with an estimated GDP per
capita of between 800-1,000 and a poverty
headcount of 26 percent. Most social indicators
are very low. For example, 32 percent of children
under five suffer from malnutrition. Myanmar is
embarking on a triple transition from an
authoritarian military system to democratic
governance, from a centrally directed economy to
a market-oriented economy, and from 60 years of
conflict to peace in its border areas. These
transitions have the potential to create
opportunity and shared prosperity for the people
of Myanmar and for the country to resume its
place as one of the most dynamic economies in
Asia.
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Presentation Sanda Foisoreanu
2013
Sound Hlaing Win Maung - Tradition of
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