National Art Gallery
The National Art Gallery in Colombo, Sri Lanka was the first state-sponsored art gallery built in the country. The gallery is located in Cinnamon Gardens near the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, Viharamahadevi Park, the National Museum of Colombo, the Town Hall, Colombo and Colombo Public Library.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colombo National Museum and Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre.
Colombo National Museum
Museum
The Colombo National Museum, also known as the Sri Lanka National Museum, is a museum in Colombo and the largest in Sri Lanka. Founded in 1877 and maintained by the Department of National Museums, it holds collections of significant importance to Sri Lanka, such as the regalia of the Kandyan monarchs, as well as many other exhibits relating the country's cultural and natural heritage. Colombo National Museum is situated 160 metres southwest of National Art Gallery.
Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Dhammikah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nelum Pokuna Theatre is a performing arts centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The theatre opened on 15 December 2011. Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre is situated 150 metres southeast of National Art Gallery.
National Museum of Natural History
Museum
Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Museum of Natural History is a museum that covers the natural heritage of Sri Lanka. The museum is located closer to the National Museum of Colombo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Slave Island and Colombo.
Slave Island
Village
Slave Island, officially known as Kompagngna Veediya, 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.
Colombo
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.
Nawala
Village
Photo: Honeplus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nawala is an up-market residential suburb of Colombo, within the Kotte municipality in the western province of Sri Lanka, and is approximately 6 km south of Colombo City. Nawala is situated 3½ km southeast of National Art Gallery.
National Art Gallery
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Colombo National Art Gallery” and “National Art Gallery, Sri Lanka”
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Kurunduwatta1, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.91141° or 6° 54′ 41″ northLongitude
79.86197° or 79° 51′ 43″ eastOpen location code
6JRXWV66+HQOpenStreetMap ID
node 662919724OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q11302924
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Ukrainian—“National Art Gallery” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “အမျိုးသားအနုပညာပြခန်း၊ သီရိလင်္ကာ”
- Japanese: “コロンボ国立美術館”
- Persian: “نگارخانه ملی هنر (سریلانکا)”
- Persian: “نگارخانه ملی هنر”
- Ukrainian: “Національна художня галерея Шрі-Ланки”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include John De Silva Theatre and New Town Hall.
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