List of museums in Sri Lanka

Below is a list of museums in Sri Lanka. For this context, museums are defined as institutions (including nonprofit organisations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.

National Museums



 * National Museum of Colombo
 * National Museum of Kandy
 * National Museum of Galle
 * National Museum of Ratnapura

Museums of particular subjects

 * National Museum of Natural History, Colombo
 * Colombo Dutch Museum
 * National Maritime Museum (Galle)
 * Independence Memorial Museum
 * Folk Museum (Anuradhapura)

North Central Province

 * Anuradhapura Museum (National)
 * Mihintale Museum (Site)
 * Veheragala Museum (Site)
 * Isurumuniya Museum (Site)
 * Tantirimale Museum (Site)

North Western Province

 * Panduwasnuwara Museum (Regional)
 * Puttalam Museum (Site)
 * Rajanganaya Museum (Site)
 * Yapahuwa Museum (Site)
 * Dambadeniya Museum (Site)

Central Province

 * Kandy Royal Palace Museum (Regional)
 * Nalanda Museum (Site)
 * Pidurangala Museum (Site)

Eastern Province

 * Batticaloa Museum (Site)
 * Dighavapi Museum (Regional)
 * Seruwila Museum (Site)
 * Welgam Vehera Museum (Site)

Western Province

 * Kotte Museum (Regional)

Southern Province

 * Matara Star Fort Museum (Regional)
 * Yatala Museum (Site)
 * Kasagala Museum (Site)
 * Mulkirigala Museum (Site)

Northern Province

 * Jaffna Museum (Regional)
 * Vavuniya Museum (Regional)

Uva Province

 * Buduruwagala Museum (Regional)
 * Maligawila Museum (Site)

Sabaragamuwa Province

 * Dedigama Museum (Regional)

Museums of particular subjects administered by the institutions of those subjects



 * Ceylon Tea Museum, Kandy
 * Colombo Port Maritime Museum, Colombo
 * Economic History Museum, Colombo
 * Highway Museum, Kiribathkumbura
 * Hoods Tower Museum, Trincomalee
 * International Buddhist Museum, Kandy
 * J. R. Jayewardene Centre, Colombo
 * Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Museum, Galle
 * Ambalangoda Mask Museum, Ambalangoda
 * Museum of Temple of Tooth, Kandy
 * National Telecommunication Museum, Padukka
 * Postal Museum, Colombo
 * Railway Museum, Kadugannawa
 * S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike and Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Museum, Colombo
 * Sri Lanka Air Force Museum, Ratmalana
 * Sri Lanka Cricket Museum, Colombo
 * Walisinghe Harischandra Museum, Negombo
 * Wax Museum, Polonnaruwa