Banku Rabana

This is the One of biggest of the drums used in Sri Lanka. The special feature of this drum is that it is played at a time by two or more people. They are using  both hands during the playing instrument. This drum is commonly used for New Year festivals ,Village weddings and there are many special festivals. It is mostly played by women.it has special own cultural rhythm poem during the playing ,it’s call Raban Pada,before play the dram one women use to sing the Raban Padaya and other play the accordingly,

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Art Galleries & Cultural Centers

The following Art Galleries & Cultural Centers have an interesting collection of Articles /painting as well as exhibitions of modern artists & range of programs of cultural interest.

National Art Gallery

No 106,

Ananda Coomaraswami Mw,

Colombo 07

Tel +94 11 2 693 965

J.D.A Perera Art Gallery

Horton Place,

Colombo 07

Tel +94 11 2 693 933

Lionel Wendt Art Center

Guildford Cresent,

Colombo 07

Tel +94 11 2 695 794

Alliance Francaise De Colombo

No 11,Barnes Place,

Colombo 07

Tel +94 11 2 694 162/693 467

Kandy Branch

No 642,

Peradeniya Road,

Kandy,

Tel +94 081 2 224 432

Indian Cultural Center

No 16/2,Gregory’s Road,

Colombo 07

Tel +94 11 2 684 698

Russian Cultural Center

No 10,

Independence Avanue,

Colombo 07,

Tel +94 11 2 685 429/685 440

German Cultural Centre

Goethe Institute,

Gregory’s Road,

Colombo 07

Tel +94 11 2 694 562

Jayawardana Cultural Center,

(Archive & Library)

No 191,Dharmapala Mawatha,

Colombo 07

(Family Treasure of Late President

J.R Jayawardana)

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Air Line Service In Sri Lanka

Air Line Service In Sri Lanka

Air Sahara

No 140/A,Vauxhall Street,

Colombo 02

Tel +94 11 4 732 400

Air India Express

No 108,YMBA Buiding,

Sir Baron Jayathilaka Mw,

Colombo 01

Tel +94 11 2 422 249

Air Canada

No 6-2,East Tower,

WTC,Colombo 01,

Tel +94 11 2 542 875

Martin Air

No 65/C,

Dharmapala Mawatha,

Colombo 07,

Tel +94 11 2 439 747,

Alitalia

Hellmall Bld,

No 50/25A,

Sir James Peiris Mw,

Colombo 02,

Tel +94 11 4 880 033/6

American Airline,

No 9A,York Street,

Colombo 01,

Tel +94 11 2 348 100

Air Maldives,

Hellmall Bld,

No 50/25A,

Sir James Peiris Mw,

Colombo 02,

Tel +94 11 4 880 033/6

British Airways

Transasia Hotel,

Sir Chittampalam Gardiner Mw,

Colombo 02,

Tel +94 11 4 767 767

China Airline

No 35,Edward Lane,

Colombo 03

Tel +94 11 2 598 184

Cathay Pacific Airways

No 186,Vauxhall Street,

Colombo 02

Tel +94 11 2 334 145/8

Czech Airline

No 140A,Vauxhall Street,

Colombo 02,

Tel +94 11 4 732 452

Emirates

9^th Floor,Hemas House,

No 75,Braybrook Place,

Colombo 02,

Tel +94 11 4 704 040

Ethihad

Level 03,WTC,

Colombo 01

Tel +94 11 4 766 500

Gulf Air

No 01,Justice Akbar Mw,

Colombo 02

Tel +94 11 2 359 888

Indian Airlines

Bristol Complex,

No 04,Bristol Street,

Colombo 01,

Tel +94 11 2 326 844

Jet Airways

No 01,Justice Akbar Mw,

Colombo 02

Tel +94 11 2 475 375/260 088

Korean Air

7^th Floor,East Tower,

WTC Colombo 01

Tel +94 11 2 323 977

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines,

No 65/C,Dharmapala Mw,

Colombo 07,

Tel +94 11 2 439 747

Kuwait Airways

South Asian Travel Ltd,

Ceylinco House,No 69

Janadhipathi Mawatha,

Colombo 01

Tel +94 11 2 445 531

LTU International Airways,

Hellmall Buiding,50/25A,

Sir James Peiris Mw,

Colombo 02,

Tel +94 11 4 731 731

Mihin Lanka

No 61,EML Bldg,

W.A.D Ramanayaka Mw,

Colombo 02,

Tel +94 11 2 002 255

Malaysian Airline

No 81,York Street,

Colombo 01,

Tel +94 11 2 342 291

Northwest Airlines,

No 65/C,Dharmapala Mw,

Colombo 07,

Tel +94 11 2 439 747

Omani Air

No 400,Deans Road,

Colombo 10,

Tel +94 11 4 462 222/077 3033130

Pakistan International Airline

No 47,Anada Coomaraswamin Mw,

Colombo 07,

Tel +94 11 2 576 781

Philippine Airlines

No 45,Janadhipathi Mw,

Colombo 01,

Tel +94 11 2 424 490

Qatar Air Ways

WTC,West Tower,

2^nd Floor,Colombo 01

Tel +94 11 5 570 000

Qantas Airlines,

No 115,Trans Asia Hotel,

Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mw,

Colombo 0,

Tel +94 11 4 767 767/767 747

Royal Jordanian Airlines

No 40A,Cumarathunge Mw,

Colombo 03,

Tel +94 11 2 301 621/3

Saudi Arabian Airline Corporation,

No 466,Galle Road,

Colombo 03,

Tel +94 11 2 577 241/2/4/5

Singapore Airlines

No 315,Vauxhall Street,

Colombo 2

Tel +94 11 2 499 690

Sri Lankan Airlines

Level 19-22,East Tower,

WTC,Echelon Square,

Colombo 01,

Tel +94 019 7 335 555

Head Office,

Airline Centre,

BIA, Katunayake,

Tel +94 019 7 335 555

Swissair/Balair

No 05,Baurs Bldg,

Upper Chatam Street,

Colombo 01.

Tel +94 11 2 435 403/5

Thai Airways International Ltd

JAIC Hilton,Union Plac,

Colombo 02,

Tel +94 11 2 307 100

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National Museums Sri Lanka

The department of National Museums operating several museums according to the subject & geographically consideration which devoting to display and study the objects of cultural articles, private collectors & memorial museums operating with private ownership.Further those  gives opportunity to purchase their publications at most Museum premises,

Colombo National Museum

Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha,

Colombo 07

Tel +94 11 2 694 767/8

Natural History Museum

Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha,

Colombo 07

Tel +94 11 2 694 767/8

Dutch Period Museum

No 95, Prince Street,

Pettah,

Tel +94 11 2 448 466

Jayawardana Cultural Centre

No 191,Dharmapala Mw,

Colombo 07,

Tel +94 11 2

Kandy National Museum

Located same Premises,

Temple of Tooth Relic,

Tel +94 081 2 223 867

National Buddhist Museum- Kandy

Located same Premises,

Temple of Tooth Relic,

Tel +94 081 2 223 867

Rathnapura National Museum

Colombo Road,

Rathnapura,

(Ehelapola Walawwa)

Tel +94 045 2 223 451

Galle National Museum

Galle Fort,Galle

Tel +94 091 2 232 051

Galle Maritime Museum

 Galle Fort,Galle

Tel +94 091 2 241 261

Koggala Folk Museum

(Martin Wickramasinghe Museum)

Koggala,Habaraduwa,

Tel +94 091 2 283 427

Ambalangoda Mask Museum                              

No 426,Main Street,

Ambalangoda.

Tel +94 091 2 258 373

Monument to Rajah

(Former Maligawa Tusker)

Located same Premises,

Temple of Tooth Relic,

Tel +94 081 2 223 867

Ceylon Tea Museum

Hantana,

Tel +94 081 3 803 204

Cristina Gem Museum

No 730,Galle Road,

Colombo 03

Gem & Mineral Museum

No 04,Gothami Mawatha,

Mount Lavinia,

Tel +94 11 2 726 796/724 789

Fax +94 11 2 733 693

Colombo Planetarium

Bauddhaloka Mawatha,

Colombo 07,

Tel +94 11 2 586 499

Folk Museum

Thuparama Road,

Old Town,

Anuradhapura,

Tel +94 025 2 222 589

National Zoological Gardens,

Dehiwala,

Tel +94 11 2 712 751

Puppet Museum

Devananda Mawatha,

Piliyandala,

Tel +94 11 2 609 125

The Gemmological Museum - Rathnapura

No 06,Ehelepola Mawatha.

Batugedara,Rathnapura,

The Gemmological Museum – Kandy

Ceygems Internationals

No 673,Peradeniya Road,

Kandy,

Archaeological Museums

Head office

Department of Archaeology,

Sir Marcus Fernando Mw,

Colombo o7

Tel +94 11 2 692 840,688 326

Museums Locations

Anuradhapura,Kandy,Polonaruwa,

Sigiriya,Jaffna,Paduwas Nuwara,

Ampara,Yapahuwa,Vavniyawa,

Dadigama,Mihintale,Dheegawapiya,

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