The Colombo Dutch Museum, located in a 17th-century Dutch colonial building on Prince Street, Pettah, showcases artifacts from the Dutch colonial era.
Dutch Museum (Colombo)
The Dutch Museum or Museum Voor De Hollandes (Sinhala: කොළඹ ලන්දේසි කෞතුකාගාරය; Tamil: கொழும்பு ஒல்லாந்தர் அருங்காட்சியகம்) is located in Pettah in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. It is one of the Museums Administered by the Department of National Museums . It preserves a collection of items belonging to the Dutch who ruled coastal areas of Sri Lanka from 1658 to 1796 (Mandawala, 2017). History
The museum has been established in a two-storied colonial Dutch building. The building is thought to be at the present site since 1708 and it had been used as the house for the Dutch Seminary with an orphanage " Weeskamer " attached to it (Paranavitana, 1982). However, the inscription above the entrance door of the building indicates the year 1780 (Paranavitana, 1982). According to Paranavitana, the date of the establishment of this seminary can not be ascertained and historians are of the opinion that the location of this seminary never changed between 1708 and 1780 (Paranavitana, 1982)…
