Discover National Museum

The now national museum was a building constructed by Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe, this was commonly known as the Palle Vahala. The Palle Vahala was mainly used by the Queens of King Rajasinghe and was a domestic abode for the concubines too. Later, this museum was used as a location to store goods made by the Kandy and Matale craftsman during the year 1832 A.D. after which it was turned into a museum of art and culture.The building is located next to the Temple of Tooth Relic and houses about 5000 artifacts ranging from crafts, jewelry, weapons and tools. The museum also contains a copy of the 1815 agreement in which the Kandyan Kingdom is handed over to the British, making it the last Kingdom of Sri Lanka. You should definitely visit this place to know about the central highlands and its Sri Lankan history.