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National
Art Gallery (Cultural Museum)
At 106 Ananda Kumaraswamy mawatha, this Gallery on the edge of
Viharamhadevi park houses a rather humdrum assortment pf Portraits of
Sri lanka's independence
pioneers and heads od state. The Changeing Programme of Shows
by contemporary Sri Lankan artists is sometimes more interesting. Open 08.00
- 17.00 Daily.
Natural History Museum
Housed in the same building as the National Art Gallery, this collection
is a hit and miss affair with stuffed birds and animals displayed
in cases showing their natural habitat, and sections dealing with
Sri Lanka's geology climate, and plant life. The most Striking
display is of an elephant's Skeleton, and there are also displays
which focus on some of the country's ambitious hydro-electric and
irrigation engineering schemes.
Open 09.00 - 17.00 Daily.
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