List of museums in Sri Lanka
Below is a list of museums in Sri Lanka. For this context, museums are defined as institutions (including nonprofit organisations, 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 Museums administered by the Department of Museums[edit]
National Museums[edit]
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- 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]
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 (Site)[3]
- 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 (Regional)[4]
- 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]
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- Ceylon Tea Museum, Kandy
- Colombo Port Maritime Museum, Colombo
- Economic History Museum, Colombo
- Highway Museum, Kiribathkumbura[5]
- Hoods Tower Museum, Trincomalee
- International Buddhist Museum, Kandy
- J. R. Jayewardene Centre, Colombo
- Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Museum, Galle
- Ambalangoda Mask Museum, Ambalangoda
- Museum of Temple of Tooth, Kandy
- National Telecommunication Museum, Padukka
- Postal Museum, Colombo
- Railway Museum, Kadugannawa[6]
- S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike and Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Museum, Colombo
- Sri Lanka Air Force Museum, Ratmalana
- Sri Lanka Cricket Museum, Colombo
- Walisinghe Harischandra Museum, Negombo
- Wax Museum, Polonnaruwa
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]
- ^ "National Museum of Colombo". Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "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.
