exhibitions in the National Museum. National Museum Library The Colombo National Museum Library was also established on 1 January 1877 incorporating the Government Oriental Library that had been established in 1870. Since 1885, by law, a copy of every document printed in the country is required to be lodged with the museum library. See also Galle Trilingual Inscription References External links Sri Lanka National Museum website 1877 establishments in Ceylon British colonial architecture in Sri Lanka Museums established in 1877 Museums in Colombo National museums of Sri Lanka Archaeological protected monuments in Colombo District History museums in Sri Lanka