Maritime and Naval History Museum, Trincomalee
Maritime museum in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
8°34′11.3″N 81°14′14.8″E / 8.569806°N 81.237444°E / 8.569806; 81.237444The Maritime and Naval History Museum is a Maritime museum located at Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. It has been established near to Fort Fredrick where the Dutch first landed to the island in the 16th century.[1]
The museum was declared open on 3 February 2013 by then Sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapaksa coincide with the country's 65th Independence Day celebrations.[2] The museum is used to display country's maritime history, marine biodiversity and information of the history of the local Naval affairs.[3]
Museum building
The museum has been established in a 17th-century building used as the official residence of the Dutch Naval Commissioner during the Dutch ruling period from 1602 to 1795 and from 1795 to 1948 it had been used as the Urban Commissioner's residence.[4] In 2013 the building was renovated with the assistance of Government of the Netherlands to establish the museum and conservation of the museum building was directed by the Sri Lanka Archaeology Department and the Museums Department.
See also
- Colombo Port Maritime Museum
- National Maritime Museum (Galle)
References
- ^ "Maritime and Naval History Museum, Trincomalee". easternsrilanka. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "President inaugurates maritime museum in Trincomalee". vivalanka.com. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Maritime and Naval Museum in Trincomalee is opened". itnnews.lk. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Sri Lanka President opens Naval and Maritime Museum in Trincomalee". colombopage.com. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- v
- t
- e
(Subject)
- National Museum of Natural History
- Colombo Dutch Museum
- National Maritime Museum (Galle)
- Independence Memorial Museum
- Folk Museum (Anuradhapura)
- Ceylon Tea Museum
- Colombo Port Maritime Museum
- Economic History Museum
- Highway museum complex, Kiribathkumbura
- Hoods Tower Museum
- International Buddhist Museum
- J. R. Jayewardene Centre
- Maritime and Naval History Museum, Trincomalee
- Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Museum
- Masks Museum, Ambalangoda
- Museum of Temple of Tooth
- National railway museum, Kadugannawa
- Postal museum, Colombo
- Sri Lanka Air Force Museum
- S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike Museum
- Walisinghe Harischandra Museum
- Wax Museum (Sri Lanka)
(Regional)
| North Central Province |
|
|---|---|
| North Western Province |
|
| Central Province |
|
| Eastern Province |
|
| Western Province | |
| Southern Province |
|
| Northern Province | |
| Uva Province |
|
| Sabaragamuwa Province |
|
