National Museum of Galle
 Galle National Museum | |
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| Established | 31 March 1986 |
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| Location | Church Street, Galle, Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 6°01′45.4″N 80°13′00.1″E / 6.029278°N 80.216694°E |
| Type | History |
| Website | Department of National Museums website |
The National Museum of Galle (Galle National Museum) is one of the national museums of
Galle fort, Galle, a single storey colonnaded Dutch building built in 1656 as the commissariat store for the Dutch garrison at the fort.[1] It subsequently served as a billiards room for the adjoining New Oriental Hotel (now the Amangalla Hotel). The building was renovated by the Department of National Museums and opened on 31 March 1986.[2]
The museum houses a limited collection of exhibits from the Portuguese, Dutch and British periods. It has three main galleries, the first contains collections relating to the area's cottage industries, primarily
See also
References
- ISBN 9789559557906.
- ^ "Galle National Museum". Department of National Museums. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ a b Fernando, Kishanie S. (19 October 2014). "Galle's fascinating museums". Ceylon Today. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ a b Hussein, Asiff (31 August 2003). "Little Known Museums of Sri Lanka". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
