Maritime and Naval History Museum, Trincomalee

The Maritime and Naval History Museum is a Maritime museum located at Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. It has been established near to Fort Fredrick where the Dutch first landed to the island in the 16th century.[1]

Maritime and Naval History Museum
The Museum building
Location in central Trincomalee
Established3 February 2013
LocationLavender Lane, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
Coordinates8°34′11.3″N 81°14′14.8″E
TypeMaritime museum
Websitehttp://www.navy.lk/

The museum was declared open on 3 February 2013 by then Sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapaksa coincide with the country's 65th Independence Day celebrations.[2] The museum is used to display country's maritime history, marine biodiversity and information of the history of the local Naval affairs.[3]

Museum building

The museum has been established in a 17th-century building used as the official residence of the Dutch Naval Commissioner during the Dutch ruling period from 1602 to 1795 and from 1795 to 1948 it had been used as the Urban Commissioner's residence.[4] In 2013 the building was renovated with the assistance of Government of the Netherlands to establish the museum and conservation of the museum building was directed by the Sri Lanka Archaeology Department and the Museums Department.

See also

References
  1. "Maritime and Naval History Museum, Trincomalee". easternsrilanka. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. "President inaugurates maritime museum in Trincomalee". vivalanka.com. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  3. "Maritime and Naval Museum in Trincomalee is opened". itnnews.lk. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  4. "Sri Lanka President opens Naval and Maritime Museum in Trincomalee". colombopage.com. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
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