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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  • Museum
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • …has 2 floors
  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
  • Description: Sri Lankan museum
  • Address: Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha, Colombo 07
  • Also known as
    “National Museum of Colombo”
    “National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo”
    “NMC”
    “NMSL”
    “Sri Lanka National Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Natural History and National Art Gallery.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Slave Island and Colombo.
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Colombo National Museum

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Latitude
6.91041° or 6° 54′ 38″ north
Longitude
79.86097° or 79° 51′ 40″ east
Open location code
6JRXWV66+59
Open­Street­Map ID
way 138991604
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
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”
  • “कोलंबो नेशनल म्यूजियम”

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