• Department of National Museums website. The Colombo Dutch Museum is a museum that covers the history of the Dutch colonial rule in Sri Lanka.
  • In the late 1600's it was the Dutch East Indies Company VOC Governor's official residence in Colombo. Old Dutch Museum.
  • ...was initiated to restore the building backed by the Netherlands government and was opened to the public in 1982 as the Colombo Dutch Museum.
  • The first location that comes to our mind when mentioning the best things to do in Colombo is going to Dutch Museum Colombo.
  • ...Museum, the National Museum of Colombo, the Dutch Museum, and the Ehelepola Museum of Rathnapura are the 4 Top Notch Museums in Sri Lanka.
  • Dutch Museum. 3. 118 reviews. #128 of 161 things to do in Colombo. ... We tried to visit the Dutch Period Museum at the end of February 2023 and it is still closed.
  • The Colombo Dutch Museum on Prince Street in Colombo gives an alluring glimpse into Sri Lanka’s colonial history.
  • The museum is focused on depicting the Dutch legacy. ... Places to stay near Colombo Dutch Museum. Explore More.
  • The Colombo Dutch Museum is a beautiful two-story building which is a storehouse of some fantastic architecture and history of Dutch colonial rule of Sri Lanka.
  • The two storey colonnaded building on Prince Street, Pettah which houses this museum was constructed during the Dutch occupation of Colombo (1656 - 1796).