THE building of a new west wing, a new isolated archæological gallery for stone remains, and a small building for tho entomologists' department and reserve collections, has provided nearly 13,000 ...

SINCE Sir William Gregory in 1872 developed the idea of collecting exhibits illustrating the natural history, antiquities and industrial products of Ceylon, the Colombo Museum has preserved a high ...

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Sri Lanka’s marine conservation organisation, Oceanswell, led by Dr. Asha de Vos, recently joined hands with the Natural History Museum in Colombo to host a one-of-a-kind programme dedicated to ...

A gold pocket watch that was in the possession of the last king of Kandy, Sri Wickrama Rajasinha when he was captured by the British on February 18, 1815 tells an intriguing tale with links to the ...

De Silva, P. H. D. H (Pilippu Hewa Don Hemasiri) 1927- https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source=~!silibraries&uri=full=3100001~!714502~!0 ...