• Source: National Museum of Natural History, Colombo

The National Museum of Natural History (Sinhala: ජාතික ස්වාභාවික විද්‍යා කෞතුකාගාරය, romanized: Jātika Svābhāvika Vidyā Kautukāgāraya, Tamil: தேசிய இயற்கை வரலாறு நூதனசாலை, கொழும்பு, romanized: Tēciya Iyaṟkai Varalāṟu Nūtaṉacālai, Koḻumpu) is a museum that covers the natural heritage of Sri Lanka. The museum is located closer to the National Museum of Colombo. It was established on September 23, 1986 and became only one museum in Sri Lanka that represents natural history and natural heritage.
The National Museum of Natural History exhibits rare and threatened with extinction such as natural heritage of plant and animal species endemic to Sri Lanka, over 5,000 specimens of mammals, jurassic period indigenous fossils and various kinds of geological rocks.




Opening hours


The museum opens from 8.30 AM to 5.00 PM and closes on public holidays.




See also


List of museums in Sri Lanka




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Daftar karya tentang Perusahaan Hindia Timur Belanda
• Venus
• National Museum of Natural History, Colombo
• Colombo National Museum
• National Museum of Natural History (disambiguation)
• Kurunduwatta (Thimbirigasyaya) Grama Niladhari Division
• Colombo Dutch Museum
• Colombo
• Economic History Museum
• Postal museum, Colombo
• Independence Memorial Museum
• List of museums in Sri Lanka