At the time of its inauguration, there had been about 1200 antiquities and natural history specimens. Colombo National Museum became very popular amongst locals as well as foreigners alike by 1940.

It is a landmark in Kandy -the old Kandy Kachcheri built by the British over the former Palace of King Wimaladharmasuriya. This stately old building has now been given a new lease of life. Converted ...