Discover Galle National Museum

The Galle National Museum of Sri Lanka is one of the many national museums in the country. The museum is located in a renovated Dutch building from the 1600’s and encompasses some of the oldest artefacts from the Portuguese, Dutch and British era. The museum is divided into three galleries - first exhibits the traditional cottage industries in the region; the second exhibits a collection of Dutch furniture and artillery and the third - “the Sri Lanka Chinese Friendship Gallery” - stands for the long standing trade relationship of China with Sri Lanka. The turtle shell jewellery is one of the fascinating exhibits that you could find in the museum along with some of the other ornaments made out of turtle shell.However, currently the turtle shell ornaments are illegal in Sri Lanka. A fascinating visit for history lovers!