National Museum of Natural History

The National Museum of Natural History is a museum that covers the natural heritage of . The museum is located closer to the National Museum of Colombo.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: national museum of natural history in Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “National Museum of Natural History, Colombo”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colombo National Museum and National Art Gallery.

Museum
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The , also known as the Sri Lanka National Museum, is a museum in and the largest in . 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.

Museum
The in , was the first state-sponsored art gallery built in the country. The gallery is located in near the , , the National Museum of Colombo, the Town Hall, Colombo and Colombo Public Library.

Theater building
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The Nelum Pokuna Theatre is a performing arts centre in , . The theatre opened on 15 December 2011. is situated 230 metres east of National Museum of Natural History.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Slave Island and Colombo.

Village
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, 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 , , located directly south of the .

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

Village
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is an up-market residential suburb of , within the Kotte municipality in the western province of , and is approximately 6 km south of Colombo City. is situated 3½ km southeast of National Museum of Natural History.

National Museum of Natural History

Latitude
6.91118° or 6° 54′ 40″ north
Longitude
79.86112° or 79° 51′ 40″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q20987445
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Tamil—“National Museum of Natural History” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المتحف الوطنى للتاريخ الطبيعى فى سريلانكا”
  • Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta Stair an Dúlra”
  • Tamil: “கொழும்பு தேசிய இயற்கை வரலாறு அருங்காட்சியகம்”
  • Tamil: “தேசிய இயற்கை வரலாறு நூதனசாலை, கொழும்பு”

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