Nyaung Shwe Cultural Museum — Attraction in Taunggyi District

Locally called Haw Nong, that is Royal Palace of Saw Bwa. It is constructed by Sawbwa Sir Saw Maung, he is Uncle of Sat Shwe Thike the first president of Myanmar. You can dress of Royal families of Sawbwa and their dynasty of Nyaungshwe Swabwa region. Nyaungshwe the highest swabwa region of Sourthern Shan State and Theinni is of Northern Shan State. It is 200 MMK fee for local and 2,000 MMK for internation visitor. Would like to recommend you to visit here and take 1 hour for wondering inside...

Spooky place, 5K for foreigners, have lockers, empty and neglected feeling, can walk through in under an hour. Awful toilets. No photography or shoes allowed inside. Some costumes of most recent residents, black/white photographs (with AI enhanced faces), ans a bit of furniture. The bamboo (wicker) Buddha was perhaps the most interesting thing, besides the big wooden building itself. Don’t come expecting to learn anything, but walking through this mostly empty relic makes for an...

Little museum with a limited selection of artefacts such as royal garments abd furniture items and a lot of old photos. Signs in Myanmar and English language but overall explanation is lacking. The building itself with splendid wooden interior is actually the nicest thing about the museum. Entry fee for foreigners is only 2,000 kyats so this is a must do for all visitors to Nyaung Shwe, even if you'll only spend 30-45 minutes...