City: Myanmar
Top Things to do in Myanmar
Things to do in Myanmar, Myanmar: The Best Museums
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Restaurants in Myanmar
1. Wired 0n 39
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 14 reviews
Wired on 39 is an art studio based in downtown Yangon, where sculptor and photographer Don Wright makes and sells appealing wire sculptures. The sculptures range from larger than life sized installation art pieces to small table top pieces. Photography tours around Downtown Yangon and across the river to Dala are also run from the gallery. On the Downtown Yangon tour we walk around the most interesting streets in Yangon, visiting markets, mosques, temples, and hidden alley ways where you get the chance to experience life in this amazing city. On the Dala tour, you are driven round on trishaws stopping at markets and villages getting a chance to view and photograph life in rural Myanmar. Suitable for all levels of photographers or those just wanting to view street life in Yangon or visit the relatively untouched rural area of Myanmar. Tips and advice on how to get great travel shots are given as needed.
Reviewed By MissTTimes
A peaceful and humbling interaction with the villages that Don has beautifully explored and can guide other travellers through. Impeccable, insightful, gratifying. I highly recommend if you want authentic experiences to take home.
2. Black Elephant Studio
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By dhmadm
Veronica from Ukraine fell in love with Lacquerware and she is probably one of the world's most respected lacquerware artists. She has pioneered this social, not for profit business which we must all support. Prices are generally fixed and the money goes to the people she employs and these are poor village and town folks who have a lot of skill but if it wasn't for Black Elephant, they would not have an outlet. Lacquerware in Bagan is dominated by SIX families and there are pitfalls in buying from the standard tourist business that you guide will push you into. Instead, tell them you want to go to Black Elephant and meet Veronica and admire her passion and her fine work which has a genuine international market .This amazingly passionate lady is running a wonderful social enterprise. Do support her! The unique lacquerware you buy will forever remind you of the artistic ability of the Myanmar people channelled so selflessly.
3. Kalasa Art Space
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 16 reviews
Kalasa Art Space is not only art gallery in Yangon but also a welcoming home for all discerning art lovers and artists alike based in Yangon. We feature many contemporary artworks by some of Myanmar’s most talented artists. Kalasa Art Space not only arranges art exhibitions for artists but also rent space for those artists who like to arrange their own definitive exhibitions. We also organise art workshops to share and show contemporary art. As a gallery collection Kalasa Art Space mainly features the artwork of the famous internationally renowned artist Aung Myint in addition to displaying various artworks of promising Myanmar artists. Everyone is welcome at Kalasa Art Space to join in events with free entrance, coffee is provided as are books to browse and even free WiFi. Kalasa Art Space is, therefore, more than an art gallery. It is a space for art and the heart, a warm meeting place; a place for sharing; and a hearty welcome awaits both young and old in the name of art
Reviewed By zune2014 - Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar
This is new and cool gallery in downtown, yangon. They showcase most establish artists works as well as emerging artist artworks. If you are art lovers who want to get inspirations or want to enjoy artworks of Myanmar artists , this place is one of must visit place!!!
4. Musmeah Yeshua Synagogue
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 376 reviews
Dating from 1896, this is the only Jewish temple remaining in the city.
Reviewed By zauli1985
We got there about 11:00 AM ( note that the Syngagouge opens from 10:30 AM to 3:30 AM). It's so fascinating to know that Rangoon has some good number of Jewish back in the 1900s and interestingly Israel has a very good diplomatic relationship with Burma back then. Once in the downtown of Yangon this is a place where people should pay a visit! It's a great piece of history!
5. Ngapali Art Gallery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2 reviews
6. Gallery 19
7. Defense Services Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 31 reviews
Reviewed By QueenslandTommy - Burpengary, Australia
This is well worth the drive from your hotel (45 minutes) remember to take your passport as you need to show this at the entrance to receive your day pass, free of charge then it's off to whatever military experience you like, aircraft are close to the entrance otherwise your driver with take you to one of several massive halls containing artifacts, most explanations are in Burmese but you get the understanding. You could easily spend all day going from hall to hall, check out the water fountain outside the aviation halls
8. U Thant House
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 149 reviews
U Thant House is a place to remember the life and work of former United Nations Secretary-General U Thant and to discuss national and global challenges. There is a permanent exhibition featuring dozens of photographs and film footage tracing U Thant's life from the modest beginnings in the Irrawaddy delta town of Pantanaw to his time as the world's premier diplomat. Visitors can also take a guided tour performed by our knowledgeable museum facilitators. Please notice we are open only on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 5pm. Visits outside these open hours can be arranged.
Reviewed By Sandy5259 - Vancouver, Canada
We had a wonderful visit at this museum. You make a donation of 10,000 at the outside of the building. The docent will invite you to first review the artifacts, photographs and descriptions that are on the second level. There is also a 10 minute video on the second floor. Then you come downstairs and ask for a quick tour of the main floor which basically explains who is in each of the photographs along with U Thant. The docent was quite knowledgeable. You can purchase a guide to the museum, for $3, although they were sold out of English guides when we were there. U Thant a great man. He carefully navigated through several world crises. I believe he would be very disappointed in the current state of the United Nations. The General Assembly seems to be dominated by the 23 Arab and other Muslim countries and their supporters. The Security Council is dominated by the veto power of Russia and China. How sad. If you like this review and or the photographs, please feel free to give me a thumbs up. You may also wish to check out my reviews of other tourist sites in the city as well as in Singapore, Bangkok, Taiwan, cities in Cambodia and Vietnam as well as in Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Portugal, and South America.
