List of museums in Sri Lanka
Below is a list of museums in Sri Lanka. For this context, museums are defined as institutions that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
National Museums administered by the Department of Museums
National Museums
- National Museum of Colombo
- National Museum of Kandy
- National Museum of Galle
- National Museum of Ratnapura
Museums of particular subjects
- National Museum of Natural History, Colombo
- Colombo Dutch Museum
- National Maritime Museum (Galle)
- Independence Memorial Museum
- Folk Museum (Anuradhapura)
Museums administered by the Department of Archaeology
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
Southern Province
- Matara Star Fort Museum
- Yatala Museum
- Kasagala Museum
- Mulkirigala Museum
Northern Province
Uva Province
- Buduruwagala Museum
- Maligawila Museum
Sabaragamuwa Province
- Dedigama Museum
Museums of particular subjects administered by the institutions of those subjects
- Ceylon Tea Museum, Kandy
- Colombo Port Maritime Museum, Colombo
- Economic History Museum, Colombo
- Highway Museum, Kiribathkumbura
- Hoods Tower Museum, Trincomalee
- International Buddhist Museum, Kandy
- J. R. Jayewardene Centre, Colombo
- Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Museum, Galle
- Ambalangoda Mask Museum, Ambalangoda
- Museum of Temple of Tooth, Kandy
- National Telecommunication Museum, Padukka
- Postal Museum, Colombo
- Railway Museum, Kadugannawa
- S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike and Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Museum, Colombo
- Sri Lanka Air Force Museum, Ratmalana
- Sri Lanka Cricket Museum, Colombo
- Walisinghe Harischandra Museum, Negombo
- Wax Museum, Polonnaruwa