The Maritime and Naval History Museum, housed in a 17th-century Dutch building, showcases Sri Lanka's naval heritage. It opened in 2014.
Maritime and Naval History Museum (Trincomalee)
The Maritime and Naval History Museum (Sinhala: ත්රිකුණාමලය සමුද්ර හා නාවික ඉතිහාස කෞතුකාගාරය) is situated in Trincomalee town, Sri Lanka. History
The museum has been established in a 17th-century A.D. old building used as the official residence of the Dutch Naval Commissioner in Trincomalee (Haramoto et al., 2015).
During the period between 1658-1796, most of the coastal areas in Sri Lanka were controlled by the Dutch. The Dutch constructed this two-story building following their traditional architectural practices, in Trincomalee during this period to be used as the official residence of the Naval Commissioner. After the British assumed control over the all-island (1796-1948 A.D.), they used this building as the official residence of a civil service official designated as a commissioner.
Subsequently, the building has been unused and the government of Sri Lanka renovated the building to be used as the Trincomalee British Center (the Kachcheri). However, the Kachcheri was brought…
