Panduwasnuwara Museum

Panduwasnuwara Archaeological Museum is an archaeological Museum in Panduwasnuwara, Sri Lanka. It is located at Kotampitiya junction on Kurunegala-Chilaw road, near to the ancient shrine Panduwasnuwara Raja Maha Vihara. The museum serve as the regional museum for North Western Province of the country^[1] and is maintained by Archaeological department of Sri Lanka.

The museum is used to display a collection of archaeological antiquities, found in excavations, donations, artifacts received under court orders and from the Kurunegala Provincial Council Museum. Among the artifacts small statues, stones, metals, terracotta, timber findings, coins, pottery and Jewelleries can be seen.^[2][3]

History

The museum was established during the 1970s for first time and in 1977 it was arranged in the quarters of the Officer in Charge. Currently the museum has been established in an old building which was acquired by the department in 1983.^[1]

See also

• List of museums in Sri Lanka

References

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Museums in Sri Lanka

National museums

• National Museum of Colombo
• National Museum of Kandy
• National Museum of Galle
• National Museum of Ratnapura

Department of Museums
(Subject)

• National Museum of Natural History
• Colombo Dutch Museum
• National Maritime Museum (Galle)
• Independence Memorial Museum
• Folk Museum (Anuradhapura)

Institutional subjects

• 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)

Department of Archaeology
(Regional)

North Central Province	Anuradhapura Museum Mihintale Museum Veheragala Museum Isurumuniya Museum Tantirimale Museum
North Western Province	Panduwasnuwara Museum Puttalam Museum Rajanganaya Museum Yapahuwa Museum Dambadeniya Museum
Central Province	Kandy Royal Palace Museum Nalanda Museum Pidurangala Museum
Eastern Province	Batticaloa Museum Dighavapi Museum Seruwila Museum Welgam Vehera Museum
Western Province	Kotte Museum
Southern Province	Matara Star Fort Museum Yatala Museum Kasagala Museum Mulkirigala Museum
Northern Province	Jaffna Museum Vavuniya Museum
Uva Province	Buduruwagala Museum Maligawila Museum
Sabaragamuwa Province	Dedigama Museum

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