Bagan Archaeological Museum

The Bagan Archaeological Museum sets lofty goals for itself. It manages to achieve some, while leaving a few questions unanswered. Considering the rich archaeological heritage of the city, I was expecting a larger collection of artifacts. I was not disappointed. There's still a lot of them at the museum. I just hope that, in time, the collection will grow richer and that the archaeological treasures of Myanmar will be saved for future generations.

A converted formal palace, this place needs a bit of general renovation. Nevertheless, it has a decent collection spread over a few floors. One item in particular, a bronze, blossoming statue is the gem of the collection. All descriptions available in Myanmar and English

Humble but highly informative. It's a massive building but don't be intimidated. The exhibits inside are simple but full of useful information. If possible, visit here before touring the many temples in Bagan. Unless you are a historian specializing in the Bagan Period and other Southeast Asian cultures, you'll learn a lot of useful information about crosscurrents, architectural approaches, history, religious beliefs resulting in various depictions of the Buddha and more. I wish I had realized how I could have developed a sharper appreciation for /understanding of what I was seeing the previous day! Allow 1-2 hours. Almost every caption and sign provides English translations.

Good for visit if you would like to understand more about Bagan. Nice place to spent an hour for indoor activity when at super sunny period.

This is a very worth to go place. You could spend one whole day immerse in the great history and art of Bagan. Every single piece of display has a lot to learn about the traditions, culture and amaze by the detail artworks.

Nice museum but i think they should tell that there's no light on second floor

You can have a great idea about Bagans culture. If you are buddhist, will be easy to understand. Or else you have to hire a local guide

its ok. huge but not much of displays. i was hoping its nore informative about Myanmar and Bagan but it's just archeological relics of old civilization which ice nice as well. hopefully they take someone with good translation skills from Burmese to English.