Established in 2009, Sigiriya museum is administered by the Central Cultural Fund. It preserves a great collection of items discovered from Sigiriya.
Sigiriya Museum
The Sigiriya Museum (Sinhala: සීගිරිය කෞතුකාගාරය), Sri Lanka is one of the Museums Administered by the Central Cultural Fund . It has been established alongside the main pathway near the outer moat of the ancient Rock Fortress of Sigiriya . History
The museum was established in August 2009 with the support of the Japanese government (Kodithuwakku & Katupotha, 2014; Rambukwella, 2014). Museum
The museum preserves a valuable collection of items discovered from Sigiriya and its surrounding area including Rama Kele . Artefacts such as human skeletons, clay objects, tools, jewellery, iron and bronze objects, sculptures and carvings are exhibited in two galleries, the lower floor and the upper floor (Kodithuwakku & Katupotha, 2014). The lower gallery displays objects under six sub-themes according to twelve thematic and chronological divisions while the upper gallery displays a replica of the fresco pocket of the Sigiriya fortress (Rambukwella, 2014). The entrance to the museum is …
