Colombo National Museum

The Colombo National Museum, 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.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Sri Lankan museum
  • Also known as: “National Museum of Colombo”, “National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo”, “NMC”, “NMSL”, and “Sri Lanka National Museum”
  • Address: Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha, Colombo 07
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Natural History and National Art Gallery.

Museum
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The is a museum that covers the natural heritage of . The museum is located closer to the National Museum of Colombo.

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. is situated 160 metres northeast of Colombo National Museum.

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 250 metres east of Colombo National Museum.

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 Colombo National Museum.

Colombo National Museum

Latitude
6.91041° or 6° 54′ 38″ north
Longitude
79.86097° or 79° 51′ 40″ east
Levels
2
Open location code
6JRXWV66+59
Open­Street­Map ID
way 138991604
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q2033487
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Colombo National Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف كولومبو الوطني”
  • Bengali: “কলম্বো জাতীয় জাদুঘর”
  • Bengali: “শ্রীলঙ্কা জাতীউ জাদুঘর, কলম্বো”
  • Bengali: “শ্রীলঙ্কা জাতীয় জাদুঘর”
  • Bhojpuri: “𑂍𑂷𑂪𑂁𑂥𑂷 𑂍𑂵 𑂩𑂰𑂭𑂹𑂗𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂨 𑂮𑂁𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂯𑂰𑂪𑂨”
  • Burmese: “ကိုလံဘိုအမျိုးသားပြတိုက်”
  • Chinese: “可倫坡國家博物館”
  • Chinese: “科伦坡国家博物馆”
  • Chinese: “科倫坡國家博物館”
  • French: “musée national de Colombo”
  • French: “Musée national de Colombo”
  • Georgian: “კოლომბოს ეროვნული მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Nationalmuseum von Colombo”
  • German: “Nationalmuseum von Sri Lanka”
  • Greek: “Εθνικό Μουσείο του Κολόμπο”
  • Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta Colombo”
  • Italian: “Museo nazionale di Colombo”
  • Japanese: “コロンボ国立博物館”
  • Korean: “콜롬보 국립박물관”
  • Oriya: “କଲୋମ୍ବୋ ଜାତୀୟ ସଂଗ୍ରହାଳୟ”
  • Persian: “موزه ملی کلمبو”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей Коломбо”
  • Sinhala: “කොළඹ ජාතික කෞතුකාගාරය”
  • Sinhala: “ජාතික කෞතුකාගාරය”
  • Slovenian: “Narodni muzej Kolomba”
  • Spanish: “Museo nacional de Colombo”
  • Tamil: “கொழும்பு தேசிய அருங்காட்சியகம்”
  • Tamil: “கொழும்பு தேசிய நூதனசாலை”
  • Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติโคลัมโบ”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний музей Коломбо”
  • “NMSL”
  • “कोलंबो नेशनल म्यूजियम”

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Highlights include New Town Hall and Department of Archaeology.

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