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National Museum Ratnapura

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National Museum Ratnapura
National Museum Ratnapura
National Museum Ratnapura
National Museum Ratnapura
National Museum Ratnapura
National Museum Ratnapura
National Museum Ratnapura
National Museum Ratnapura
National Museum Ratnapura
National Museum Ratnapura
National Museum Ratnapura
National Museum Ratnapura
National Museum Ratnapura
National Museum Ratnapura
National Museum Ratnapura
National Museum Ratnapura
National Museum Ratnapura
National Museum Ratnapura
National Museum Ratnapura
National Museum Ratnapura
National Museum Ratnapura
National Museum Ratnapura
National Museum Ratnapura
National Museum Ratnapura
Phone:
+94 452 222 451

Hours:
SundayClosed
MondayClosed
Tuesday9am - 5pm
Wednesday9am - 5pm
Thursday9am - 5pm
Friday9am - 5pm
Saturday9am - 5pm


The National Museum of Ratnapura is one of the national museums of Sri Lanka. It is located in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka and it was opened on 13 May 1988. The museum building is called “Ehelepola Walauwa”, as it once belonged to Ehelepola Nilame, a courtier of the Kingdom of Kandy, who was the 1st Adigar under the reign King Sri Vikrama Rajasinha, the last king of Sri Lanka, for whom he served as the Disawe of Ratnapura.The museum includes exhibits on prehistoric archaeological inventions, natural heritage, geological, anthropological, zoological artifacts and models relating to the Sabaragamuwa Province. The weaponry on display include Sinhala swords of the late medieval era including a sword alleged to have belonged to Ehelepola, and a collection of old guns including a Vickers machine gun used during the First World War. The cooking utensils of the region include a tripod pan with three moulds for preparing rice flour cakes known as kiri roti. Traditional Kandyan jewellery includes necklaces, bangles, anklets and earrings. The grounds of the museum contain a palaeobiodiversity park, with life-sized animal sculptures of species believed to have existed in the region.
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