A visit to the museum will leave tourists in no doubt that Sri Lanka's history is fascinating, and bloody. Much like its present day situation in fact. This museum, while under-resourced due to the drain of the war with the LTTE (Tamil Tigers) on the funds of the government, is full of wonderful treasures, both historical and factual, which will... more
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Address: Albert Crescent
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