Must-see entertainment in Yangon

  • Goethe Villa

    Yangon

    This German cultural organisation occupies a beautifully restored villa dating from the 1920s. Apart from language classes, the library and a cafe in the…

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    Karaweik Palace

    Yangon

    Although the buffet meal served here is universally slated, the stage inside this concrete replica of a Burmese royal barge is the only place in Yangon…

  • Nay Pyi Daw Cinema

    Yangon

    Along with the neighbouring Shae Saung Cinema, this is one of the busiest movie houses in Yangon, screening local films, Hollywood staples and Bollywood…

  • Bogyoke Aung San Stadium

    Yangon

    This ageing 40,000-seat stadium, opposite Yangon Central Train Station, is the home ground for Yangon United FC and used for football matches in the…

  • National Theatre

    Yangon

    Opened in 1991, the National Theatre is a boxy modern structure, which little reflects traditional Burmese architecture. The venue is occasionally used…

  • American Center

    Yangon

    The centre hosts occasional events and has a library with a collection of 18,000 volumes, including a good Myanmar section.

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