Isurumuniya Museum
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Established | 1984[1] |
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Location | Isurumuniya, Sri Lanka |
Type | Archaeological |
Website | http://www.archaeology.gov.lk |
Isurumuniya Archaeological Museum is a site museum located in Isurumuniya, Sri Lanka. It was established in Isurumuni vihara in 1984. The museum is maintained by Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka.
The museum exhibits some valuable pieces of sculptures found in vihara premises.[2] The most famed sculpture amongst them is the Gupta styled carving of Isurumuni lovers which belongs to the 5th century. It is believed to have been found from the royal pleasure garden.[3] The other significant stone sculptures in the museum are the royal court (or the royal family), the Kavata sculptures, Kuvera Triod, Sculptures of Kinnaras and figures of dwarves.
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- National Museum of Natural History
- Colombo Dutch Museum
- National Maritime Museum (Galle)
- Independence Memorial Museum
- Folk Museum (Anuradhapura)
- Ceylon Tea Museum
- Colombo Port Maritime Museum
- Economic History Museum
- Highway museum complex, Kiribathkumbura
- Hoods Tower Museum
- International Buddhist Museum
- J. R. Jayewardene Centre
- Maritime and Naval History Museum, Trincomalee
- Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Museum
- Masks Museum, Ambalangoda
- Museum of Temple of Tooth
- National railway museum, Kadugannawa
- Postal museum, Colombo
- Sri Lanka Air Force Museum
- S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike Museum
- Walisinghe Harischandra Museum
- Wax Museum (Sri Lanka)
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