Kotte Museum
Archaeology museum in Kotte, Sri Lanka
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Kotte Museum (Sinhala: කෝට්ටේ කෞතුකාගාරය) is an archaeological Museum in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka. It is located at Bangala junction in Ethul Kotte, on the Borella-Pitakotte main road. The museum serves as the regional museum for the country's Western Province and is maintained by the archaeological department of Sri Lanka.
Archaeological Museum, Kotte | |
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| Established | 1992 |
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| Location | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 6°53′35.6″N 79°54′19.0″E |
| Type | Archaeological |
The museum was first established in 1992 as E. W. Perera Memorial Museum in Ihala Walawwa,[1] the residence of E. W. Perera, a prominent figure in the Sri Lankan independence movement, and was declared open to the public in 1995.
The museum building consists of five exhibition rooms and is used to display a variety of archaeological antiquities recovered from Kotte and its surrounding area. They include various regional flags, clothing, statues, coins, swords, knives, guns, weapons, pottery, maps, and a collection of items used by E. W. Perera and items donated by Douglas Ranasinghe.[2][3]