POLONNARUWA, November 2019:Sri Lanka has opened a wax museum in Polonnaruwa, that is styled on the world famous Madame Tussauds, at the Ancient Technology Museum, Polonnaruwa, the country’s first museum of its kind that was built with the objective of enlightening the present and future generations on ancient technical know-how and expertise.
The new wax museum features figures of all Sri Lankan leaders since independence. It was opened by former President Maithripala Sirisena and contains a waxwork of President Sirisena, who hails from Polannaruwa. He has donated gifts and souvenirs received from various world leaders to the museum.
The Ancient Technology Museum, which was declared open earlier this year, showcases ancient technological knowledge and how it was used in the past. It will also serve as a research and education centre for ancient technology and contribute towards the growth of Sri Lanka’s domestic and international tourism sectors.
