This small museum, located in an old house, isn't well known and neither is the Kingdom of Kotte. Most of the palace and other structures were destroyed by the Portuguese... read more but Colombo's ever expanding development has seen further destruction of what was left and even encroachment on the ruins. I couldn't get good photos of the artefacts on display but the posters give a lot of useful information about the Kingdom of Kotte.

Most under visited place in Kotte. It's all about history

පිටකෝට්ටේ බංගලා හංදියේ මෙම කෞතුකාගාරය පිහිටා ඇත. කෝට්ටේ විසූ ප්‍රබල ප්‍රකට නීතිඥයෙකු හා සමාජ සේවකයෙකු වූ ඊ.ඩබ්: පෙරේරා මැතිතුමාගේ පෞද්ගලික නිවස වූ මෙම ගොඩනැගිල්ල එතුමා විසින් පසු කළෙකදී පුරාවිද්‍යා දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවට... read more පරිත්‍යාග කරන ලදුව වර්තමානයේ දී එය කෝට්ටේ යුගයේ තොරතුරු හා කෞතුක භාණ්ඩ ඇතුලත් පුරාවිද්‍යා කෞතුකාගාරයක්ක ලෙස භාවිතා කෙරේ.

Small but very informative collection.. Visit this place if you are a museum person.. This has a nice collection of old flags in sri lanka. Old textiles and ancient artifacts belongings... read more to kotte eara.. photos are not allowed. The name of E.W. Perera cannot be forgotten in the resurgence of the state of Kotte. Not only that, he donated the house where the Kotte Urumaya museum is located, but he also gave the initial direction for the preservation of many treasures in Kotte. And there are some small library also there with several archiology books in the museum. In this pace you can study about Flags. Architectur of Kotte Era. Money and Economy. Specially you can learn about late E. W. Perera which was a National Hero who has contributed a lot towards the country

This museum is located in the house of late Mr. E W Perera. The museum has a collection of various artefacts ranging from flags, clothes, coins, pistols, swords, pottery, jewellery, statues,... read more etc. belonging to the 14th - 19th centuries. The museum provides a great insight into the lives of people who lived many centuries ago. The place is well maintained, and we were given an excellent tour with explanations about the important artefacts on display. This is a great place to visit with kids. The museum is open daily except on Tuesdays. Street parking is available.

කෝට්ටේ රාජධානිය සම්බන්ධව ගොඩක් දේවල් නොමිලේම දැනගත්තා. ටිකට් එකක් වත් ගන්න අවශ්‍ය නැහැ. පොඩි දරුවන්ට ගොඩාක් වැදගත්.

Archaeological museum for kotte era. Lots of Man made artifacts represents of kotte kingdom .

Kotte Museum (Sinhalese: කෝට්ටේ කෞතුකාගාරය) is an archaeological Museum in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka. It is located at Bangala junction in Ethul Kotte, on the Borella-Pitakotte main road. The... read more museum serves as the regional museum for Western Province of the country and is maintained by Archaeological department of Sri Lanka. The museum was first established in 1992 as E. W. Perera Memorial Museum in Ihala Walawwa,[1] the residence of late politician E. W. Perera and was declared open for the public in 1995. The museum building is consisted of five exhibition rooms and used to display variety of archaeological antiquities recovered from Kotte and its surrounding area. They include various regional flags, clothing, statues, coins, swords, knives, guns, weapons, pottery, maps and a collection of items used by E. W. Perera and items donated by Douglas Ranasinghe.

A lot to see though its a small museum.

Lassana

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Nice place

Unexpected but my children loved the exhibit here

Very informative. Good place to be.

Small place but worth the visit. Can part the vehicle inside. Entrance free.

I first visited this museum when I was just a little brat in primary school, and even now, it remains one of the most underrated places in Kotte. If you... read more live nearby, this is a hidden gem worth exploring. The museum holds a wealth of history about Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, showcasing artifacts and stories from its proud past as the ancient capital of the kingdom. Unfortunately, it doesn’t get the attention it deserves. The government should step in to preserve and promote this site before it fades into neglect. At the moment, entry is free, making it an excellent spot for anyone interested in history, archaeology, or just learning more about Kotte’s rich heritage.

I think everyone in the area must visit this place.

Open everyday except Tuesdays. Closed specially on April 13th,14th and 1st of May. Archeological exhibits of Kotte era can be observed. No entrance fee is charged and the staff is supportive.... read more There is a archeological publications stall as well.