I was disappointed. Foreigners are charged ridiculously high entry fee of $20 and extra for camera whilst locals only pay a couple of cents. A small collection of artifacts manly from colonial times but also from the old Sinhalese civilizations. I will not waste my time or money here. More

amazing place to pass some time! but HOT in the summers! More

If I had to describe this museum, I would say 2 things: Rip. Off. Ok, hear me out. It's actually a couple museums housed in the same building. But guess what, they're 2 "separate" museums, and thus 2 separate tickets (although you can buy a combined ticket as well). Plus, another fee to take a camera in. We arrived there... More

We were looking forward to seeing the displays in this museum, but less than half was open: only part of the ground floor and none of the top floor. What we did see was interesting enough, but as others have mentioned the museum gets very hot. Electric fans provided relief when you were near them, but they could do with... More

A must when in Colombo? The Sri Lankan heritage was predominantly a mystery to me, so it was an educational experience for me and one that should be tried by visitors to Colombo area. More

The grounds were magnificent and the exhibits were most interesting. Well worth a visit. More

As a national museum goes, we've certainly been to better however this is Sri Lanka and to be honest it could have been a lot worse. Some interesting collections - not particularly well air conditioned so make use of the various fans positioned around the building. Toilets surprisingly clean, although in an outbuilding but located close to the cafe. More

It is located in a large white colonial period building with an imposing faced was opened in 1877.Kanota Tours was arranged a Colombo city tour in our final day and it helped to see those things. More

the collections were good and the place was huge..worth taking the walk around and the place tells a lot about the culture and the rich heritage of Sri lanka..really worth going and worth the cost..But if time is not permiting then even the visit to Gangaramya temple would tell all More