Established in 1995, the Jethavanarama Museum is one of the museums administered by the Central Cultural Fund. Click the link to know more!
Jetavanarama Museum
The Jethavanarama Museum (Sinhala: ජේතවනාරාම කෞතුකාගාරය), Sri Lanka is one of the Museums Administered by the Central Cultural Fund . It is located in close proximity to the colossal Jetavanarama Stupa . History
The museum has been established in a two-storied building erected in 1937, during the period of the British colonial administration [(1815-1948 A.D.) Senanayaka, 2020]. As mentioned in a plaque fixed on the outer wall of the building, it has been designed by S.H. Peiris of the Billimoria & De Silva firm, Colombo and was constructed by Arthur S. Fernando & Bros (Senanayaka, 2020). In the beginning, it housed the Office of the Anuradhapura Urban Council and later the Anuradhapura Preservation Board. Presently the building houses the site museum of the Jetavana Monastery and the Jethavana Project Office. The museum was opened to the public in 1995 as a result of the valuable efforts of Roland Silva and Hema Ratnayaka (Senanayaka, 2020). Museum
The museum preserves a coll…
