The Mon State Cultural Museum (Burmese: မွန်ယဉ်ကျေးမှုပြတိုက်), formerly Mon Ethnic Cultural Museum, is a museum located at No 50, Htawai Bridge Road & Baho Road, in Mawlamyine, Mon State in Myanmar. It was established in 1955.[1] It is under the management of Department of Archaeology and National Museum (Myanmar).
The museum mainly displays traditional costumes, Buddhist artefacts, sculptures, palm-leaf manuscript, handicrafts, bronzeware, silverware, coins and figurines of the ethnic Mon people who founded one the earliest civilisations in Mainland Southeast Asia, and were responsible for the spread of Theravada Buddhism in Mainland Southeast Asia.
Essentially, the museum houses ceramic art of Mon kingdoms including Martaban jars and Mon musical instruments that can only be seen in the world famous museums.
Museum's opening hour is 09:30 AM – 04:30 PM (Tuesday to Sunday) except public holidays.
The museum entry fee are charged at 5,000 Kyats (approximately US$3) for foreign visitors, 500 Kyats for local adults and free-of-charges for school children.[4][5]
state, cultural, museum, burmese, ယဉ, formerly, ethnic, cultural, museum, museum, located, htawai, bridge, road, baho, road, mawlamyine, state, myanmar, established, 1955, under, management, department, archaeology, national, museum, myanmar, ယဉ, established1,. The Mon State Cultural Museum Burmese မ န ယဉ က မ ပ တ က formerly Mon Ethnic Cultural Museum is a museum located at No 50 Htawai Bridge Road amp Baho Road in Mawlamyine Mon State in Myanmar It was established in 1955 1 It is under the management of Department of Archaeology and National Museum Myanmar Mon State Cultural Museumမ န ယဉ က မ ပ တ က Established1 February 1955 69 years ago 1955 02 01 LocationMawlamyine Mon State MyanmarTypeCultural MuseumOwnerMinistry of Religious Affairs and Culture Myanmar Contents 1 Collections 1 1 Mon culture 1 2 Other cultures 2 Entry 3 See also 4 ReferencesCollections editMon culture edit See also Dvaravati and Mon people The museum mainly displays traditional costumes Buddhist artefacts sculptures palm leaf manuscript handicrafts bronzeware silverware coins and figurines of the ethnic Mon people who founded one the earliest civilisations in Mainland Southeast Asia and were responsible for the spread of Theravada Buddhism in Mainland Southeast Asia Essentially the museum houses ceramic art of Mon kingdoms including Martaban jars and Mon musical instruments that can only be seen in the world famous museums Moreover it exhibits a manuscript copy of Myazedi Stone Inscription AD 1113 in Mon language and a replica of Ceremonial helmet of Queen regnant Shin Sawbu the real one is at the V amp A Museum London nbsp Mon musical instruments exhibited at Cite de la Musique Paris nbsp A Martaban jar in the Naval Museum of Madrid Spain nbsp A kyam at Fort Wayne USA nbsp Ceremonial helmet of Queen regnant Shin Sawbu now at the V amp A Museum London Other cultures edit The museum also displays artefacts of the Pyu people Taungoo culture and Konbaung culture including the 19th century divans used by Konbaung dynasty s Queen Seindon and Princess Myat Phaya Galay who resided in Mawlamyine in the late 19th century or the early 20th century 2 3 Entry editMuseum s opening hour is 09 30 AM 04 30 PM Tuesday to Sunday except public holidays The museum entry fee are charged at 5 000 Kyats approximately US 3 for foreign visitors 500 Kyats for local adults and free of charges for school children 4 5 See also editMon Khmer languages Early history of Thailand Prehistory of MyanmarReferences edit LIBRARY Department of Archaeology National Museum amp Library www archaeologymm com Retrieved 2017 07 29 New Page 1 Archived 2008 12 09 at the Wayback Machine National Library of Myanmar Admin www nlm gov mm Retrieved 2017 07 29 National Library of Myanmar Admin www nlm gov mm Retrieved 2017 07 29 မ န ယဉ က မ ပ တ က သ ပ ည တ င ထက ပ ည ပ ဧည သည ဝင ရ က လ လ မ ပ မ Myanma Radio and Television in Burmese Retrieved 2019 09 10 nbsp This article related to a museum in Myanmar is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mon State Cultural Museum amp oldid 1184075629, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
