Colombo national museum is established in January 1877. Colombo national museum is the only museum that represent the natural history and natural heritage of Sri Lanka. Colombo national museum is the largest museum in Sri Lanka. The founder of this museum is William Henry Gregory.
Colombo national museum is maintained by the Department of the national museum of the central government. It is located in Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha Colombo. Here we can see a large number of interesting and valuable objects that indicate our historical, cultural, art, and crafts. It contains works of art with historical values and items. They are kept and displayed for people.
[envira-gallery id=”5328″]The purpose of this museum is to collect, preserve, and display objects and significant items for education and knowledge for people. Many people go to visit Colombo national museum and it is a very interesting valuable place for us.
