The
Nyaung Shwe Cultural Museum, near
InleLake (fig.), is
situated in the former
Shan
Palace, where Prince Sao Shwe Thaik (fig.) lived until he
became the first President of
the Union of
Burma, on 4 January 1948.
Nyaung Shwe Cultural Museum
Nyaung Shwe Cultural Museum
The museum features
objects related to
the
former palace and its habitants,
as well as
some interesting artifacts, including the
Bamboo Buddha
(fig.).
Due to the latter, the
building is also nicknamed Buddha Museum.
Whereas most of the objects on display are on
the first floor, the
ground floor of the complex is home to the former Office of the
Chief Minister and the treasury, i.e. a jail-like vault.