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National Museum of Natural History, Colombo

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Established
  
1986

Type
  
Natural History

Location
  
Colombo, Sri Lanka

National Museum of Natural History, Colombo httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Website
  
Department of National Museums website

Similar
  
Folk Museum, Buduruwagala Museum, Isurumuniya Museum, Mihintale Museum, Archaeological Museum - Vavuniya

The National Museum of Natural History is a museum that covers the natural heritage of Sri Lanka. The museum is located closer to the National Museum of Colombo. It was established on September 23, 1986 and became only one museum in Sri Lanka that represents natural history and natural heritage.

The National Museum of Natural History exhibits rare and threatened with extinction such as natural heritage of plant and animal species endemic to Sri Lanka, over 5,000 specimens of mammals, jurassic period indigenous fossils and various kinds of geological rocks.

Opening hours

The museum is open from 8.30 AM to 5.00 PM and close on public holidays.

References

National Museum of Natural History, Colombo Wikipedia