Archaeology Museum Kotte

The late Mr. E.W. Perera’s residence has been converted to E.W. Perera Memorial Museum in 1992. It consists of five exhibition rooms. Ancient monuments, photographs, various flags, swords, knives, guns, statues , coins, ceramicware, clay vessels and a collection of items used by Mr. E.W. Perera are exhibited in this museum. Items donated and purchased by Mr. Douglas Ranasinghe and items found in excavations and during the construction of buildings in the vicinity are also exhibited here. The museum has declared been established so as to illustrate the archaeological heritage of Kotte area. The museum has been declared open for the public in 1995.