Archaeology National Museum Kotte

Archaeology National Museum

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Watching Time : 30 Minutes
Amazing Experience
Situated in Ethul Kotte, in the heart of our capital, is the E.W. Perera Memorial Kotte Archaeological Museum on land donated by one of Kotte’s greatest sons, E.W. Perera (1875-1953), barrister, elected state counsellor and freedom fighter, also known as ‘The Lion of Kotte.’ It contains a variety of artefacts recovered from Kotte and elsewhere, including various regional flags, local costumes, weapons, pottery, chinaware and a collection of coins and other relics.
An interesting collection of miniature statues is also on display. An ivory Samadhi Buddha, a wooden standing Buddha found near the Kotte Dalada Medura, a limestone Samadhi Buddha, a metal kneeling figure, a female figurine and a bell with a carved handle in the shape of a human figure from the ancient Mahasen Devmedura.
From the later era came coins and coin moulds, rings from Uraketa wells, clay pipes, tiles and strands of hair from some Portuguese individuals who were buried in Kotte, silver wine cup, metal chunam pouches, silver bangles, bead chains, hair ornaments out of turtle shell, a few firearms including a particularly long double-barrelled pistol. Colonial-period clothes are also on display. Long-sleeved white jackets embellished with lace and adorned with floral motifs and many other items of clothing were influenced by the European colonial forces from Portugal, the Netherlands, and Great Britain.
Opening Hours
Sunday : 8.00 AM – 4.00 PM
Monday : 8.00 AM – 4.00 PM
Tuesday : 8.00 AM – 4.00 PM
Wednesday : 8.00 AM – 4.00 PM
Thursday : 8.00 AM – 4.00 PM
Friday : 8.00 AM – 4.00 PM
Saturday : 8.00 AM – 4.00 PM
Wind: 11km/h WSW
Humidity: 79%
Pressure: 1008.13mbar
UV index: 5
Tour Map
Gallery
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Small but very informative collection.. Visit this place if you are a museum person.. This has a nice collection of old flags in sri lanka. Old textiles and ancient artifacts belongings... read more to kotte eara.. photos are not allowed. The name of E.W. Perera cannot be forgotten in the resurgence of the state of Kotte. Not only that, he donated the house where the Kotte Urumaya museum is located, but he also gave the initial direction for the preservation of many treasures in Kotte. And there are some small library also there with several archiology books in the museum. In this pace you can study about Flags. Architectur of Kotte Era. Money and Economy. Specially you can learn about late E. W. Perera which was a National Hero who has contributed a lot towards the country
Vimansa Vidu
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This museum is located in the house of late Mr. E W Perera. The museum has a collection of various artefacts ranging from flags, clothes, coins, pistols, swords, pottery, jewellery, statues,... read more etc. belonging to the 14th - 19th centuries. The museum provides a great insight into the lives of people who lived many centuries ago. The place is well maintained, and we were given an excellent tour with explanations about the important artefacts on display. This is a great place to visit with kids. The museum is open daily except on Tuesdays. Street parking is available.
Thushini Goonewardene
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ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ශ්රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ පිහිටුවා ඇති පුරාවිද්යා කෞතුකාගාරය වේ. එය බොරැල්ල-පිටකෝට්ටේ ප්රධාන මාර්ගයේ, ඇතුල් කෝට්ටේ පිහිටි බංගලා හන්දිය ආසන්නයේ පිහිටා ඇත. කෞතුකාගාරය, බස්නාහිර පළාතේ කලාපීය පුරාවිද්යා කෞතුකාගාරය ලෙස, පුරාවිද්යා... read more දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව විසින් පවත්වාගෙන යනු ලැබේ. 1992 වර්ෂයේ ඊ.ඩබ්. පෙරේරා අණුස්මරණ කෞතුකාගාරය ලෙස කෝට්ටේ කෞතුකාගාරය, ඉහල වලව්ව ගොඩනැගිල්ලේ ස්ථාපනය කරන ලද අතර[1] එය 1995 වර්ෂයේදී මහජනයා සදහා විවෘත කරන ලදී.
Tharuka Nethsarani
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පිටකෝට්ටේ බංගලා හංදියේ මෙම කෞතුකාගාරය පිහිටා ඇත. කෝට්ටේ විසූ ප්රබල ප්රකට නීතිඥයෙකු හා සමාජ සේවකයෙකු වූ ඊ.ඩබ්: පෙරේරා මැතිතුමාගේ පෞද්ගලික නිවස වූ මෙම ගොඩනැගිල්ල එතුමා විසින් පසු කළෙකදී පුරාවිද්යා දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවට... read more පරිත්යාග කරන ලදුව වර්තමානයේ දී එය කෝට්ටේ යුගයේ තොරතුරු හා කෞතුක භාණ්ඩ ඇතුලත් පුරාවිද්යා කෞතුකාගාරයක්ක ලෙස භාවිතා කෙරේ.
TC Bandarawela
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I first visited this museum when I was just a little brat in primary school, and even now, it remains one of the most underrated places in Kotte. If you... read more live nearby, this is a hidden gem worth exploring. The museum holds a wealth of history about Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, showcasing artifacts and stories from its proud past as the ancient capital of the kingdom. Unfortunately, it doesn’t get the attention it deserves. The government should step in to preserve and promote this site before it fades into neglect. At the moment, entry is free, making it an excellent spot for anyone interested in history, archaeology, or just learning more about Kotte’s rich heritage.
Chanuka Nadun
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This small museum, located in an old house, isn't well known and neither is the Kingdom of Kotte. Most of the palace and other structures were destroyed by the Portuguese... read more but Colombo's ever expanding development has seen further destruction of what was left and even encroachment on the ruins. I couldn't get good photos of the artefacts on display but the posters give a lot of useful information about the Kingdom of Kotte.
Michael Rohan Sourjah