Dutch Period Museum
Second Cross St & Prince St, Pettah, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Your base for exploring this tourist attraction is the ancient city of Colombo, Sri Lanka. For tourist information about Colombo, go to Colombo Travel Guide. To prepare for a trip to Sri Lanka, read also the Sri Lanka Travel Guide. Looking for budget accommodation there? Use AsiaExplorers Budget Accommodation Guide, the no-frills website to cover your budget accommodation needs.
Dutch Period Museum is housed in a Dutch colonial residence that dates back to 1780. For many years, it was used as a post office, but has now been restored to its original appearance. Within it is a collection of period furniture, household items, maps, and charts showing the history of Dutch colonialism in Sri Lanka.
I wandered into the Dutch Period Museum while Colombo with members of AsiaExplorers. When we arrived, we were not sure whether the museum has opened for the day, so we simply walked inside. Later we learned that we were the first customers, and had we arrived a little later, we would have been charged a fee.
To visit the Dutch Period Museum, here's the address:
Prince Street, Pettah, Colombo 11
Tel: (011) 2448 466.
The Dutch Period Museum.
A courtyard behind the main building of the Dutch Period Museum.
Staircase going upstairs.
View of the courtyard from the verandah above.
Tim at the Dutch Period Museum.
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