Folk Museum (Anuradhapura) Explained

Anuradhapura Folk Museum
Coordinates:	8.2057°N 80.2339°W
Established:	August 22, 1971
Location:	Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Type:	Archaeological / Folk
Website:	http://www.archaeology.gov.lk

Anuradhapura Folk Museum is a folk museum of Sri Lanka. It is situated near the Anuradhapura Archaeological Museum. The museum was established on August 22, 1971.^[1]

The museum serves to exhibit objects that used by the folk community of Sri Lanka and reflecting the lifestyle of the rural peasantry that gradually transits to modern style. the folk museum has variety of traditional objects such tools of cultivation, kitchen utensils, medical equipment, musical items, etc.^[2]

Opening hours

The museum is open from 9.00 to 17.00 hrs. It is closed on Monday and every public Holidays.

See also

• List of museums in Sri Lanka

Notes and References

1. Web site: Anuradhapura Folk Museum . Department of National Museums . 7 July 2015.
2. Web site: Anuradhapura Folk Museum : Portraying the lifestyle of a peasantry . Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) . 7 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924111951/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2003/09/21/fea20.html . 24 September 2015 . live .