Kayah State Cultural Museum

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Kayah State Cultural Museum
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Established11 September 1996; 27 years ago (1996-09-11)
LocationLoikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar
TypeCultural Museum
OwnerMinistry of Religious Affairs and Culture (Myanmar)

The Kayah State Cultural Museum is a museum that display bronze drums used in wedding and funeral occasions, stone beads, household utensils, traditional looms, traditional dresses, silverware, weapons, paintings and musical instruments of the Kayah people and located in Loikaw, Kayah State in Burma.[1] The museum holds nearly 13000 books and 405 individual objects.[2]

It was established on September 18, 1996.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ New Page 1 Archived 2008-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Pranʻ krāʺ reʺ Vanʻ krīʺ Ṭhāna (2004). Magnificent Myanmar: 1988-2003. Ministry of Information. p. 196. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  3. ^ "The new two-storey building of Kayah State Cultural Museum and library has been opened to the public on 18-9-96. In this museum are Kayah National Races Showroom, ..." Nuiṅʻ ṅaṃ toʻ Ṅrimʻ vapʻ Pi prāʺ mhu Taññʻ chokʻ reʺ ʾA phvaiʹ (1999). Nation-building Endeavours: From 1 Apr. 1995 to 14 Nov. 1997. Print. and Pub. Sub-Committee. Retrieved November 30, 2010.