List of museums in Sri Lanka
List of museums in Sri Lanka
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This list of museums in Sri Lanka contains lists of museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
National Museum of Colombo established in 1877.
Contents
1 National Museums administered by the Department of Museums
1.1 National Museums
1.2 Museums of particular subjects
2 Museums administered by the Department of Archaeology
2.1 North Central Province
2.2 North Western Province
2.3 Central Province
2.4 Eastern Province
2.5 Western Province
2.6 Southern Province
2.7 Northern Province
2.8 Uva Province
2.9 Sabaragamuwa Province
3 Museums of particular subjects administered by the institutions of those subjects
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
National Museums administered by the Department of Museums[edit]
National Museums[edit]
National Museum of Kandy established in 1942 is home to artifacts from the Kandian era
National Maritime Museum (Galle) was opened in 1992 and is located in a 1671 Dutch Warehouse
Tea making equipment, Ceylon Tea Museum, Kandy.
National Museum of Colombo[1]- National Museum of Kandy
- National Museum of Galle
- National Museum of Ratnapura
Museums of particular subjects[edit]
- National Museum of Natural History, Colombo
- Colombo Dutch Museum
- National Maritime Museum (Galle)
- Independence Memorial Museum
Folk Museum (Anuradhapura)[2]
Museums administered by the Department of Archaeology[edit]
Terracotta Pipes, Jaffna Museum
North Central Province[edit]
Anuradhapura Museum (National)
Mihintale Museum (Site)- Veheragala Museum (Site)
Isurumuniya Museum (Site)- Tantirimale Museum (Site)
North Western Province[edit]
Panduwasnuwara Museum (Regional)- Puttalam Museum (Site)
Rajanganaya Museum (Site)- Yapahuwa Museum (Site)
- Dambadeniya Museum (Site)
Central Province[edit]
- Kandy Royal Palace Museum (Regional)
- Nalanda Museum (Site)
- Pidurangala Museum (Site)
Eastern Province[edit]
Batticaloa Museum.[3] (Site)- Dighavapi Museum (Regional)
- Seruwila Museum (Site)
- Welgam Vehera Museum (Site)
Western Province[edit]
Kotte Museum (Regional)
Southern Province[edit]
Matara Star Fort Museum (Regional)- Yatala Museum (Site)
Kasagala Museum (Site)
Mulkirigala Museum (Site)
Northern Province[edit]
Jaffna Museum[4] (Regional)
Vavuniya Museum (Regional)
Uva Province[edit]
Buduruwagala Museum (Regional)- Maligawila Museum (Site)
Sabaragamuwa Province[edit]
- Dedigama Museum (Regional)
Museums of particular subjects administered by the institutions of those subjects[edit]
Steamroller at Highway museum complex in Kiribathkumbura
National Telecommunication Museum, Padukka
Sri Lanka Air Force Museum, Ratmalana
Hoods Tower Museum, Trincomalee
Colombo Port Maritime Museum, Colombo
Ceylon Tea Museum, Kandy
Walisinghe Harischandra Museum, Negombo
Wax Museum, Colombo
Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Museum, Galle
International Buddhist Museum, Kandy
Museum of Temple of Tooth, Kandy
S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike and Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Museum, Colombo
Mask Museum, Ambalangoda
Currency Museum, Colombo
Postal Museum, Colombo
Highway Museum, Kiribathkumbura[5]
Railway Museum, Kadugannawa[6]
See also[edit]
- Tourism in Sri Lanka
- Culture of Sri Lanka
- List of museums
- Department of National Museum (Sri Lanka)
- Department of Archaeology (Sri Lanka)
References[edit]
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^ "Anuradhapura Folk Museum". Retrieved 31 May 2015.
^ "Heritage – Batticaloa Museum". Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
^ Pooranee. "Museums". Retrieved 2 January 2016.
^ "Sri Lanka's first Highways Museum now idles". Asian Tribune. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
^ "National Railway Museum declared open in Kadugannawa". Sri Lanka Railways. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
External links[edit]
- Department of national museums
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