List of museums in Sri Lanka

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.

National Museums administered by the Department of Museums

National Museums

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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
• National Museum of Kandy
• National Museum of Galle
• National Museum of Ratnapura

Museums of particular subjects

• National Museum of Natural History, Colombo
• Colombo Dutch Museum
• National Maritime Museum (Galle)
• Independence Memorial Museum
• Folk Museum (Anuradhapura)

Museums adminstered by the Department of Archaeology

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Terracotta Pipes, Jaffna Museum

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File:Goblets with spouts, Jaffna Museum

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Terracotta figure, Archaeological Museum, Jaffna

North Central Province

• Anuradhapura Museum (National)
• Mihintale Museum (Site)
• Veheragala Museum (Site)
• Isurumuniya Museum (Site)
• Tantirimale Museum (Site)

North Western Province

• Panduwasnuwara Museum (Regional)
• Puttalam Museum (Site)
• Rajanganaya Museum (Site)
• Yapahuwa Museum (Site)
• Dambadeniya Museum (Site)

Central Province

• Kandy Royal Palace Museum (Regional)
• Nalanda Museum (Site)
• Pidurangala Museum (Site)

Eastern Province

• Batticaloa Museum. (Site)
• Dighavapi Museum (Regional)
• Seruwila Museum (Site)
• Welgam Vehera Museum (Site)

Western Province

• Kotte Museum (Regional)

Southern Province

• Matara Star Fort Museum (Regional)
• Yatala Museum (Site)
• Kasagala Museum (Site)
• Mulkirigala Museum (Site)

Northern Province

• Jaffna Museum (Regional)
• Vavuniya Museum (Regional)

Uva Province

• Buduruwagala Museum (Regional)
• Maligawila Museum (Site)

Sabaragamuwa Province

• Dedigama Museum (Regional)

Museums of particular subjects adminstered by the institutions of those subjects

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Steamroller at Highway museum complex in Kiribathkumbura

• Sri Lanka Air Force Museum
• Hoods Tower Museum
• Colombo Port Maritime Museum
• Ceylon Tea Museum, Kandy
• Walisinghe Harischandra Museum, Negombo
• Wax Museum (Sri Lanka)
• Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Museum
• International Buddhist Museum (Kandy)
• Museum of Temple of Tooth (Kandy)
• S.W.R.D.Bandaranaike and Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Museum (BMICH, Sri Lanka)
• Masks museum, Ambalangoda
• Currency museum, Colombo
• Postal museum, Colombo
• Highway museum complex, Kiribathkumbura
• National railway museum, Kadugannawa

See also

• Tourism in Sri Lanka
• Culture of Sri Lanka
• List of museums
• Department of National Museum (Sri Lanka)
• Department of Archaeology (Sri Lanka)

External links

• Department of national museums