Inspection in Nay Pyi Taw :Union Minister inspects National Museum (Nay Pyi Taw)

Union Minister for Culture, Hotels and Tourism U Khin Maung Soe inspected the National Museum (Nay Pyi Taw) on Wednesday.

First, the Director of the National Museum (Nay Pyi Taw) presented a briefing on the history of National Museums in Myanmar, the exhibition galleries displayed at the National Museum (Nay Pyi Taw), the damage caused by the 2025 earthquake, the completion of repairs, and the re-arrangement of the galleries.

Afterward, the Union Minister inspected the displayed exhibition galleries, including the Primate and Fossil Gallery, Prehistoric Period Gallery, Protohistoric Period Gallery, Historic Period (11th–14th Century AD) Gallery, and the Gifts Gallery, while officials explained the displays.

The Union Minister gave instructions noting that since museums serve as centers for disseminating knowledge, it is necessary to carry out continuous educational activities so that the entire public, including students, can learn about the high national prestige and integrity of the Myanmar people, their unbroken historical continuity, and their rich cultural heritage.

He also instructed officials to systematically re-display the galleries damaged by the earthquake and to provide comprehensive explanatory descriptions when displaying the gifts presented to the President by foreign presidents and prime ministers in the Gifts Gallery.