Category: Heritage

Coins on display at the money museum, range from specimens from Anuradhapura right into the modern era, during the 20th Century and after Independence.

Independence Square was built to commemorate the country’s freedom from the British. It draws direct inspiration from the Kandyan monument, Magul Maduwa.

The Dutch Period Museum in Colombo, holds a treasure trove of artefacts and information relating to the Dutch colonial period between 1640 and 1796.

National Museum of Natural History has a good collection of stuffed and preserved fauna, the highlight is a leopard known as the maneater of Punani.

Located in the City of Gems as it is known, the Ratnapura National Museum is housed in the beautiful Ehelepola Walauwa, which is over two hundred years old and was once the residence of the local Governer.

Sri Lanka’s south coast has long been the bastion of traditional healing rituals and folk drama, the Ariyapala Masks Museum preserves this rich heritage.

The Koggala Folk Museum holds a good collection traditional masks, former modes of transport & everyday implements from time of yore.

The Galle National Museum provides good insight into the traditional cultural heritage of the south with its wide range of anthropological artefacts.

The Ceylon Tea Museum highlights the beginning of Ceylon Tea and showcases a collection of machinery used at its inception, some over a century old.