Dutch Colonial Museum

Dutch Colonial Museum is a museum in Pettah, Colombo Divisional Secretariat, Western Province which is located on Prince Street. Dutch Colonial Museum is situated nearby to St Phillip Neri Church, as well as near Pettah Police Station.

Opening hours: Tuesday—Saturday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Email: dutchmuseum@sltnet.lk
Type: Museum
Address: Prince Street, Colombo

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort railway station and Old Colombo Lighthouse.

Fort railway station

Railway station

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Fort railway station is a major rail hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways, with many inter-city and commuter trains entering each day. Fort railway station is situated 310 metres southwest of Dutch Colonial Museum.

Old Colombo Lighthouse

Photo: Balou46, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Old Colombo Lighthouse or Colombo Fort Clock Tower is a clock tower and was a lighthouse in Colombo. The lighthouse is no longer operational, but the tower remains and functions as a clock tower. Old Colombo Lighthouse is situated 1 km west of Dutch Colonial Museum.

Khan Clock Tower

Tower

Photo: Jorge Láscar, CC BY 2.0.

The Khan Clock Tower was built in Colombo, Sri Lanka by the Khan Family of Bombay. The Clock Tower is a popular landmark and marks the entrance to Pettah Market. Khan Clock Tower is situated 290 metres northwest of Dutch Colonial Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colombo and Slave Island.

Colombo

Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0.

Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka, and still perceived by many as the capital though the suburb of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is now the official capital.

Slave Island

Village

Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.

Slave Island, officially known as Kompanna Vidiya, also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya and formerly known as Javanam Quarters during Dutch rule, is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka, located directly south of the Fort.

Kotahena

Suburb

Kotahena is a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and is known as Colombo 13.

Dutch Colonial Museum

Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Pettah, Colombo Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.93606° or 6° 56′ 10″ north

Longitude

79.85165° or 79° 51′ 6″ east

Open location code

6JRXWVP2+CM

OpenStreetMap ID

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In Other Languages

“Dutch Colonial Museum” goes by many names.

Polish: “Muzeum Kolonializmu Holenderskiego”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Phillip Neri Church and Pettah Police Station.

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