Top 10 Specialty Museums in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

May 15, 2022 Toi Mattera

Coordinates: 7°N 81°E / 7°N 81°E / 7; 81
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1. National Telecommunication Museum

Satellite Earth Satation Ingiriya Road, Meepe, Padukka 10500 Sri Lanka +94 11 2 859666 http://www.slt.lk
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5.0 based on 4 reviews

National Telecommunication Museum

2. Aakarsha Gem House

A9 road Ududeniya, Nalanda, Matale 21000 Sri Lanka +94 77 452 8522 [email protected] http://www.aakarshagemhouse.com
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5.0 based on 11 reviews

Aakarsha Gem House

Reviewed By ssshaynaaa

Stopped by this great place on our way to Kandy! Shaminda has a wonderful collection of rare and precious gems and stones. He is super generous and knowledgeable and very much passionate about his work. Learned a lot from him and left with a brilliant new collection for a very good price. I highly recommend!

3. Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Museum Complex

Galle - Matara Main Road Koggala, Galle 80000 Sri Lanka +94 91 2 283427 [email protected] http://lakpura.com/martin-wickramasinghe-folk-museum-complex
Excellent
58%
Good
34%
Satisfactory
7%
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4.5 based on 180 reviews

Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Museum Complex

Reviewed By sunilf2020

Interesting place for a visit. The museum tells a lot about Sri Lankan Heritage. The house of the famous author is pretty Interesting.Really enjoyed the visit

4. Hoods Tower Museum

Ostenburg, Trincomalee 31000 Sri Lanka
Excellent
50%
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38%
Satisfactory
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4.5 based on 32 reviews

Hoods Tower Museum

Reviewed By E3061MYjeanl - Sheffield, United Kingdom

Our first visit to Sri Lanka and we had heard about this museum, both myself and my partners fathers had been based here in 2nd world war so this to us was a must. We were told we didn’t need permission prior to arriving so turned up at the base on 28th Feb to be turned away as too many school trips told to come back following morning between 8.30/8.45. Following day we arrived at the base at 8.20 to be told no access before 9.00am so we sat and waited. At 9 we were asked for our passports and our driver was asked for his paperwork. We were then asked if we wanted to do the harbour boat ride which we said yes. The boat ride was 3000SLR each (£15) 200 SLR for locals. We queued for about 20 mins then given permission to board then sat on the boat for roughly 15 mins waiting for coaches to arrive. Finally the cruise took off 10 mins into cruise the boat made its way back into harbour and that was it. Totally disappointing. When we got back to the harbour we got back into our car with our driver and a naval base person to drive to Hoods Tower museum, the entrance fee was 1200 SLR each. The museum has lots of parts of ships, guns, ammunition, working parts of ships. The tower has amazing views over the harbours, there is still the search lights up there, also escape tunnels which were weird to go round all in all a really enjoyable and informative trip.

5. Number 11

No. 11 33rd Lane, Bagatelle Road Colombo 3, Colombo 00300 Sri Lanka +94 11 4 337335 [email protected] https://geoffreybawa.com/number-11
Excellent
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4.5 based on 146 reviews

Number 11

Reviewed By hoi61 - Austria, null

Not only was it wonderful to be houseguest in Geoffrey Bawa's Colombo home, but to be looked after by the kindred spirit of Rohana, a 'butler' who served Mr Bawa in his late years too, was absolutely wonderful. What gracious people in that house. I cannot fault anybody for anything. We are grateful to have had the opportunity to study the home and have a really good guided tour on top of it with manager Priyanka and on the side with dear Rohana. thank you!

6. World Buddhist Museum

Temple Square Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka +94 81 2 234226 [email protected] http://www.facebook.com/worldbuddhistmuseum/
Excellent
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4.5 based on 258 reviews

World Buddhist Museum

Sri Dalada Maligawa Established the "World Buddhist Museum" which constitutes the Most adorable exercise in the context of World Buddhism. Awarded 2x Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor. NOTE : Entry fee is free of charge only for the visitors who purchased the Temple Ticket. If you are visit the Museum from outside you need to purchase the ticket (Rs. 500).

Reviewed By 83aayeshap - Colombo, Sri Lanka

Detailed, organized and spacious place. There is an entrance fee. Don’t miss out if you are in Kandy, especially if you are visiting “Maligawa”.

7. Kandy Brasswear Village

Kalapura Road, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka +94 76 791 5211 http://upalibrassware.16mb.com
Excellent
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4.5 based on 15 reviews

Kandy Brasswear Village

Reviewed By MaryH3217

This visit was arranged through our hotel in Kandy and was really worth it. Mr Upali and his wife are skilled craftspeople keeping their craft alive. They are also lovely people and a delight to spend an hour with.

8. Sri Dalada Museum

Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka +94 81 2 234226 http://sridaladamaligawa.lk/sri-dalada-museum
Excellent
47%
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4.5 based on 53 reviews

Sri Dalada Museum

Reviewed By 148sureshd - Kandy, Sri Lanka

The museum has a valuable collection of ancient artifacts, jewelry, and documents related to the worship of sacred tooth relic and the incumbents and custodians of the temple.

9. Sri Vijayarama Viharaya

Dhirakkanda Buddhist Temple Dhirakkanda Mawatha,Kaluwadumulla, Ambalangoda 80300 Sri Lanka +94 91 2 259443
Excellent
78%
Good
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4.5 based on 18 reviews

Sri Vijayarama Viharaya

10. Community Tsunami Museum

Galle Rd, Hikkaduwa 80240 Sri Lanka +94 77 731 6664 http://www.communitytsunamiwarning.com
Excellent
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4.5 based on 671 reviews

Community Tsunami Museum

Community Tsunami Museum is aimed educating communities on Tsunami and preserve the memories of 2004 Tsunami. This museum is the continuation of the efforts of Third Wave Volunteers lead by Dr. Alison Thompson (author of The Third Wave - A volunteer Story and the director of Film Third Wave). This museum will take you a touching journey through science and history of 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami.

Reviewed By Drbigloveuk

We walked here from hikkaduwa which is worth doing just to see the comings and goings. The museum has an informative section upon entering which talks you through the history and geology of both Sri Lanka and the cause of tsumani. The rest of the museum is dedicated to photographs of the tradegy. Be warned, some are graphic but that is the reality of the situation Two vey informative museum workers guided us around the display. They were both local villagers one of whom was just five at the time of the disaster. They are able to describe all the photos, identify many of the subjects and inform you of their personal experiences. A very informative, sad and thought provoking tour that must be done by all.

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