Pathein Cultural Museum

Last updated
Pathein Cultural Museum
ပုသိမ်ယဉ်ကျေးမှုပြတိုက်
Pathein Cultural Museum
Former name
Bogyoke Aung San Library
Established1960;65 years ago (1960)
Location Pathein, Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar
Coordinates 16°47′01″N94°43′55″E / 16.78365°N 94.73184°E / 16.78365; 94.73184
TypeCultural Museum
Accreditation Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture (Myanmar)

The Pathein Cultural Museum is a museum in Pathein, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar. The museum began as the Bogyoke Aung San Library in 1960. [1] In 1963, it was handed over to the government, and became the Irrawaddy Division Museum and Library. [1] The new museum was opened in December 1990, and displays Pathein bamboo umbrellas, Buddha images, paintings, bronze drums, weapons, lacquer-wares and clay pipes, folk, arts materials, and bronze weights used in the 19th century. [2]

Admission fees is 2 US $ and opening hour is from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm (from Tuesday to Sunday) except public holidays.

References

  1. 1 2 Zan, Nu Mra (2016). "Museums in Myanmar: Brief History and Actual Perspectives". In Sonoda, Naoko (ed.). New Horizons for Asian Museums and Museology. Singapore: Springer. pp. 19–36. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-0886-3_2 . ISBN   978-981-10-0886-3.
  2. New Page 1 Archived 2008-12-09 at the Wayback Machine