Museums in Anurādhapura, Sri Lanka

Ruwanweli Maha Seya
Anuradhapura, Anurādhapura
What immediately arrests you about Ruwanweli Maha Seya is its breathtaking, almost perfect hemispherical form, a colossa...

Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi
Anuradhapura, Anurādhapura
People come from all over the world, not for a grand building, but for a single, ancient tree. They come to see the Jaya...

Jethawanaramaya
Anuradhapura, Anurādhapura
So you're wandering through the ancient city of Anuradhapura, a place absolutely steeped in history, when this colossal ...

Isurumuniya Temple
Anuradhapura, Anurādhapura
Tucked away near the Tissa Wewa tank, Isurumuniya feels more like an ancient secret than a grand temple. It's said King ...

Folk Museum | ජනකතා කෞතුකාගාරය
Anuradhapura, Anurādhapura
It's a rare museum that feels more like a living village than a static display. The Folk Museum of Anuradhapura doesn't ...

Abhayagiri Museum | අභයගිරි කෞතුකාගාරය
Anuradhapura, Anurādhapura
You wouldn't believe it, but this whole museum was built to showcase the treasures found from just one monastery complex...

Anuradhapura Archaeological Museum | අනුරාධපුර පුරාවිද්යා කෞතුකාගාරය
Anuradhapura, Anurādhapura
Tucked away near the sacred Bodhi Tree, this museum feels less like a formal institution and more like a curated key to ...