Discover Maritime Archaeology Museum

The National Maritime Archaeology Museum of Sri Lanka is located in Galle - two hours drive from Colombo. It is famous for its collection of boat models, maps, artilleries and shipwrecks. The Museum itself is a renovated 1600’s Dutch warehouse.The museum was destroyed in the 2004 Tsunami and much of it’s possessions have been damaged or lost. However, with the help of the government of Netherlands the museum has been restored and the museum reopened in 2010.If you are interested in ancient history of Sri Lanka. This is a place that you should definitely visit in down south Sri Lanka.