National Museum of Kandy

National Museum of Kandy
National Museum in Kandy
Established	1942
Location	Kandy, Sri Lanka
Coordinates	7°17′41″N 80°38′27″E / 7.29472°N 80.64083°E / 7.29472; 80.64083Coordinates: 7°17′41″N 80°38′27″E / 7.29472°N 80.64083°E / 7.29472; 80.64083
Type	History
Director	K. D. V. Chandimal
Website	Department of National Museums website

The National Museum of Kandy in Kandy, Sri Lanka is located next to the Temple of the Tooth in part of the former Royal Palace of Kandy. The primary exhibits are housed in the Palle Vahala building, which was the former home of the King's harem. A secondary exhibition is located in the main palace building. The museum is maintained by the Department of National Museums.^[1]

The Palle Vahala (lower palace) or Meda Vahala^[2] (middle palace)^[3] was constructed during the Sri Vickrama Rajasingha era and was used as the quarters of the queens of King of Kandy.^[4] This building has been built according to the architectural features of Kandy period. It was used as a depository for historical artifacts made by the Kandy Art Association which was established in 1832 and artisans of Matale. The museum was opened to the public in 1942.

The museum has over 5,000 artifacts on display consist of weapons, jewelry, tools and other artifacts from the Kandian era (17-19th Century) and post British Colonial era, including a copy of the 1815 agreement that handed over the Kandyan provinces to the British. In the grounds of the museum is a statue of Sir Henry Ward a former Governor of Ceylon (1855–1860), which was originally located in front of the Queen's Hotel.

References

↑ "National Museum, Kandy". Department of National Museums. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
↑ Wimaladharma, Kapila P. (2003). Women in the Kandyan Kingdom of the Seventeenth Century Sri Lanka: A Study in the Application of Gender Theory in Historical Analysis. Varuni Publishers. p. 121. ISBN 9789555660013.
↑ "Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka,". 45-46. Colombo: Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka. 2000: 110-111.
↑ Seneviratna, Anuradha (1983). Kandy: An Illustrated Survey of Ancient Monuments with Historical, Arcaeological and Literary Descriptions including maps of the City and it's suburbs. Central Cultural Fund, Ministry of Cultural Affairs. p. 79.

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Landmarks in Kandy

Note: this includes landmarks in Kandy and its fringe areas

City Precincts	Kandy CBD Royal Palace of Kandy University of Peradeniya

Shopping	Kandy City Centre Kandy Municipal Market Royal Mall Torrington Shopping Complex

Entertainment	Bradby Shield Encounter Dharmaraja–Kingswood Cricket Encounter Esala Mangallaya Esala Perahera Trinity-Antonian Cricket Encounter

Public Galleries	D.S. Senanayake Memorial Public Library Kandy Garden Club International Buddhist Museum National Museum of Kandy Relic of the tooth of the Buddha Temple of the Tooth Museum Ceylon Tea Museum

Institutions	2nd Volunteer Battalion Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment Asgiriya Maha Vihara Buddhist Publication Society District Secretariat, Kandy General Post Office Institute of Fundamental Studies Kandyan Art Association & Cultural Centre Kandy Court Complex Kandy Municipal Council Malwatte Maha Vihara Mayor of Kandy List of schools in Kandy Teaching Hospital Kandy

Structures	Bahirawakanda temple Bogambara Prison Degaldoruwa Raja Maha Vihara Kandy Clock Tower Kandy Post Office Kandy Town Hall The Kandy House Natha Devale, Kandy Old Kandy Post office President's Pavilion Queen's Hotel, Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa St. Paul's Church, Kandy

Sports Stadia	Asgiriya Stadium Bogambara Stadium Dharmaraja College Ground Nittawela Rugby Stadium Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Victoria Golf & Country Resort

Parks/Spaces	Arthur's seat British Garrison Cemetery Kandy War Cemetery Central Highlands of Sri Lanka Dorwin reservoir E. L. Senanayake Children's Park George E. De Silva Park Kandy Lake Hanthana Mountain Range Alagalla Mountain Range Knuckles mountain range Mahaweli River Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya Udawatta Kele Sanctuary Wales Park

Transport	Asgiriya Railway Station D.S. Senanayake Veediya Kandy Bus Station Kandy Railway Station Katugastota Railway Station Mahiyawa Railway Station Sangaraja Mawatha Sarasavi Uyana Railway Station Sirimavo Bandaranaike Mawatha Sri Dalada Veediya William Gopallawa Mawatha Yatinuwara Veediya

See also Events in Kandy

Museums in Sri Lanka

National museums

Department of Museums
(Subject)

Institutional subjects

Sri Lanka Air Force Museum
Hoods Tower Museum
Colombo Port Maritime Museum
Ceylon Tea Museum
Walisinghe Harischandra Museum
Wax Museum (Sri Lanka)
Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Museum
International Buddhist Museum
Museum of Temple of Tooth
S.W.R.D.Bandaranaike and Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Museum
Masks museum, Ambalangoda
Currency museum, Colombo
Postal museum, Colombo
Highway museum complex, Kiribathkumbura
National railway museum, Kadugannawa

Department of Archaeology
(Regional)

North Central Province	Anuradhapura Museum Mihintale Museum Veheragala Museum Isurumuniya Museum Tantirimale Museum

North Western Province	Panduwasnuwara Museum Puttalam Museum Rajanganaya Museum Yapahuwa Museum Dambadeniya Museum

Central Province	Kandy Royal Palace Museum Nalanda Museum Pidurangala Museum

Eastern Province	Batticaloa Museum Dighavapi Museum Seruwila Museum Welgam Vehera Museum

Western Province	Kotte Museum

Southern Province	Matara Star Fort Museum Yatala Museum Kasagala Museum Mulkirigala Museum

Northern Province	Jaffna Museum Vavuniya Museum

Uva Province	Buduruwagala Museum Maligawila Museum

Sabaragamuwa Province	Dedigama Museum

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National Museum of Kandy

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