SINCE Sir William Gregory in 1872 developed the idea of collecting exhibits illustrating the natural history, antiquities and industrial products of Ceylon, the Colombo Museum has preserved a high ...

India's High Commission in collaboration with Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, Colombo and Bihar Museum, Patna, India ...

Why did everyone start calling it the ‘Katuge’? The recently released ‘Guide to the National Museum – Colombo’ provides the answer. The skeleton of a large whale of enormous size hung on the ceiling ...

Priceless items belonging to Kandyan era were among the cultural artefacts stolen from the Colombo National Museum, says the Minister of National Heritage Dr. Jagath Balasuriya. Dr. Jagath ...

The Management had no arrangements for a back-up generator. The children went to the Colombo Museum instead and took in the sights. The Museum not being handicap friendly proved a drawback though for ...

will open its landmark store in the Colombo Museum premise at the end of this month. Positioned as the ‘National Museum Gallery Café’, the state-of-the-art showroom, which is constructed at a ...

The artefacts will now be housed at the National Museum in Colombo and more are expected to follow. "These objects represent an important cultural and historical value and they are back in Sri ...

Established as the Colombo Museum in 1877, the Colombo National Museum is the main museum in the country that exhibits a plethora of artefacts representing Sri Lanka's rich history and ancient ...

THIS is the first issue of a series of monographs intended to describe the art treasures of the Colombo Museum, among which the bronzes are of special importance. Some of the finest examples have ...