Hatthikuchchi Museum

Hatthikuchchi Archaeological Museum

Archaeological Museum, Hatthikuchchi
Established	1990[1]
Location	Hatthikuchchi, Sri Lanka
Coordinates	8°2′3″N 80°16′6″E / 8.03417°N 80.26833°E / 8.03417; 80.26833Coordinates: 8°2′3″N 80°16′6″E / 8.03417°N 80.26833°E / 8.03417; 80.26833
Type	Archaeological
Website	http://www.archaeology.gov.lk

Hatthikuchchi Archaeological Museum (also known as Rajanganaya Museum) is one of the archaeological museums in Hatthikuchchi, Sri Lanka. The museum has been categorised as a site museum.^[2] It was built in 1990 at Tambutta, Mailewa area close to Haththikuchchi Vihara. Although today the museum has been established close to the Haththikuchchi Vihara premises. The museum is maintained by the Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka.

The museum is used to exhibit archaeological objects found in Hatthikuchchi and surrounding area.

Opening hours

The museum is open from 8.30 AM to 5.30 PM and close on Tuesday and on public holidays.^[3]

See also

• List of museums in Sri Lanka
• Hatthikuchchi

References

Museums in Sri Lanka National museums National Museum of Colombo National Museum of Kandy National Museum of Galle National Museum of Ratnapura Department of Museums (Subject) National Museum of Natural History Colombo Dutch Museum National Maritime Museum (Galle) Independence Memorial Museum Folk Museum (Anuradhapura) Institutional subjects Sri Lanka Air Force Museum Hoods Tower Museum Colombo Port Maritime Museum Ceylon Tea Museum Walisinghe Harischandra Museum Wax Museum (Sri Lanka) Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Museum International Buddhist Museum Museum of Temple of Tooth S.W.R.D.Bandaranaike and Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Museum Masks museum, Ambalangoda Currency museum, Colombo Postal museum, Colombo Highway museum complex, Kiribathkumbura National railway museum, Kadugannawa Department of Archaeology (Regional) North Central Province Anuradhapura Museum Mihintale Museum Veheragala Museum Isurumuniya Museum Tantirimale Museum North Western Province Panduwasnuwara Museum Puttalam Museum Rajanganaya Museum Yapahuwa Museum Dambadeniya Museum Central Province Kandy Royal Palace Museum Nalanda Museum Pidurangala Museum Eastern Province Batticaloa Museum Dighavapi Museum Seruwila Museum Welgam Vehera Museum Western Province Kotte Museum Southern Province Matara Star Fort Museum Yatala Museum Kasagala Museum Mulkirigala Museum Northern Province Jaffna Museum Vavuniya Museum Uva Province Buduruwagala Museum Maligawila Museum Sabaragamuwa Province Dedigama Museum