Dutch Period Museum
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A 17th-century Dutch governor's residence in the Pettah district, displaying colonial-era furniture, coins and everyday objects.
The Dutch Period Museum is located on Prince Street in Pettah. The building was the residence of a Dutch governor at the end of the 17th century. It later served as an orphanage, a hospital and a police station. The museum displays furniture, ceramics, coins and weapons from the Dutch colonial period. Its central courtyard garden is peaceful, in contrast to the bustle of the Pettah market outside. Admission is a few hundred rupees. It is often closed on Mondays and public holidays. It can be combined with the Red Mosque and Wolvendaal Church for a half-day walking route.
Opening hours
Tue–Sat approx. 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Pettah Market
- Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque (Red Mosque)
- Colombo Fort
- Old Dutch Hospital Precinct
- Old Colombo Lighthouse (Clock Tower)
- Wolvendaal Church
- Lotus Tower
- St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade