The National Maritime Museum, or somebody called ‘National Maritime Archaeology Museum’, is one of the major sites you will visit during our galle city tour. The museum is also situated in the Galle Fort, where you can easily visit it. It was first opened in 1992 to the public. On those days, the museum contained most of the flora and fauna of the nearby Indian Ocean, which included Artifacts consisted of underwater artifacts and scaled-down models of whales and fish. The museum displayed a variety of exhibits connected with seafaring, maritime trade, fishing, and sea-life, including relics retrieved from the 20-odd maritime archaeological sites around Galle. The museum was heavily damaged due to a tsunami incident in 2004. Later, it was reopened in 2010 with the aid of Netharland. Now you can see Exhibits of marine artifacts found in underwater explorations are showcased in the museum. There are maps, naval craft, ropes, earthenware, beer mugs, smoking pipes, barrels, and a and a vast number of articles, including artillery guns and sailor shoes. Ship wrecks in the sea off the southern coast are where these artifacts were recovered, some of which are nearly 800 years old.