National Museum of Kandy
 National Museum in Kandy | |
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| Established | 1942 |
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| Location | Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 7°17′41″N 80°38′27″E / 7.29472°N 80.64083°E |
| Type | History |
| Director | K. D. V. Chandimal |
| Website | Department of National Museums website |
The National Museum of Kandy in
Department of National Museums.[1]
The Palle Vahala (lower palace) or Meda VahalaKing of Kandy.[4] This building has been built according to the architectural features of Kandy period. It was used as a depository for historical artifacts made by the Kandy Art Association which was established in 1882 and artisans of Matale. The museum was opened to the public in 1942.
The museum has over 5,000 artifacts on display consist of weapons, jewelry, tools and other artifacts from the
British Colonial era, including a copy of the 1815 agreement that handed over the Kandyan provinces to the British. In the grounds of the museum is a statue of Sir Henry Ward a former Governor of Ceylon (1855–1860), which was originally located in front of the Queen's Hotel
.
See also
- Royal Palace of Kandy
- List of museums in Sri Lanka
References
- Department of National Museums. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ISBN 9789555660013.
- ^ "Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka". 45–46. Colombo: Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka. 2000: 110–111.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Seneviratna, Anuradha (1983). Kandy: An Illustrated Survey of Ancient Monuments with Historical, Archaeological and Literary Descriptions including maps of the City and its suburbs. Central Cultural Fund, Ministry of Cultural Affairs. p. 79.
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