The Natural History Museum is on the same premises and accessible from Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 7. Shown here is the natural heritage of Sri Lanka and it contains sections on applied botany, geology, fossils and the natural environment. The Discovery Room has a mounted skeleton of an elephant and a scale model in relief showing the topography of a part of Sri Lanka. There is also a display on the Mahaweli hydro-power cum irrigation scheme. Open Daily from 9 AM to 5 PM.

The Dutch Period Museum on Prince Street, Pettah was opened to the public in 1982. It is housed in an old Dutch House built in the after part of the 17th century as the residence of a Dutch Count and embodying the peculiar architectural features of Dutch colonial times. The street today buzzes with boutiques and stores of Muslim traders while inside are displayed artefacts like fumiture, ceramics, coins, arms etc. portraying vignattes of life in that period. Open daily except Fridays.

The Bandaranaike Museum is dedicated to the late prime-minister S.W.R.D Bandaranaike and the exhibits consist of photographs, objects and documents relating to his life and times. It also has recordings of some of his famous speeches. Open daily from 9 AM to 4 PM except Mondays and poya (full moon) days.

The National Art Gallery features a permanent collection, chiefly of portraits and temporary collections of Sri Lankan Artists. Address: 106, Ananda Kuma- raswamy Mawatha. Open daily from 8 AM to 5 PM except on Poya days.

The Sapumal Foundation is the gallery for viewing post 1920’s Sri Lankan art. Its exhibits include the Harry Peiris collection. Address: 2I4 Barnes Place. Open from Thurs to Sat. 10 AM to 1 PM. Entry free.

The Lionel Wendt Center puts up exhibitions of contemporary Sri Lankan artists Address 18 Guildford Crescent.