Following the opening of the Sri Lanka’s first underwater museum in Galle, the Navy is also planning to build two more underwater museums in Trincomalee and Tangalle. ..

This underwater museum was built off the Galle shores under the close supervision of the Commander of the Navy, upon a proposal made by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Sri Lanka has opened an underwater museum in the southern port city of Galle ahead of plans to start reopening the country to tourism on 1 August.

Sri Lanka’s first-ever underwater museum located off Galle shores was declared open on April 5 by Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva, Navy said. This underwater museum was built off ...