Galle Maritime Museam opens to the public

The National Maritime Museum in Galle, which is  located within the Galle fort has once again opened its doors to the public. 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.