National Maritime Museum (Galle)

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The National Maritime Museum in Galle, Sri Lanka is located within the Galle fort. This museum specializes in the fauna and flora of the sea. Artifacts consist of underwater artifacts and scaled-down models of whales and fish.

Other exhibits include life-size dioramas of the traditional methods of fishing and the "walk into the sea" diorama, showing the natural coral beds, sea grass beds and deep sea fish. One of the final exhibits of the museum is a display of the causes of sea pollution, coast erosion, and the methods used to combat these problems.

The museum suffered flood damage from the 2004 Asian tsunami.[1]

The Dutch warehouse building at the fort, built in 1717, is currently being renovated and is planned to house the museum at the end of 2008.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "After the deluge", The Hindu, March 6, 2005. Retrieved on 2008-02-18. 
  2. ^ Ravi Ladduwahetty. "From Dutch warehouse to maritime museum", The Nation (Sri Lanka), January 7, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-02-18. 
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