The Bogyoke Aung San Museum is a bit of a memorial of General Aung San, leader of Myanmar's independence movement (from the British), and father of the well known Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. Situated in a pleasant suburb of Yangon it is housed in Aung San and Aung San Suu Kyi's former residence. Aung San lived here with his wife and three children for a couple of years before he was assassinated in 1947.
It's a pretty house that looks a bit like something out of Germany or northern Europe.
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| Bogyoke Aung San Museum |
Free for locals but about $5 for locals it was interesting enough for a brief visits, but there wasn't really a whole lot in there unless you are super into learning more on Aung San's life.
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| a wax Aung San reading in his lounge chair |
You can see the bed where Aung San Suu Kyi and her siblings slept in and some old furniture and pictures from the family. In the kitchen there's a handwritten note to his wife asking for naan and steamed yellow peas for dinner.
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| dinner table |
Normally I enjoy these smaller museums that tell a little of history. But for this one I only give it 2 stars - stop by only if you are already in the area.
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