Dutch Museum Review

Along the crowded shops adjacent to the bustling streets, we found the Dutch Colonial Museum not far from one street. After purchasing 500 rupees/person tickets (250 rupees for cameras) and entering the room, Sri Lanka's history of colonial rule by the Dutch is now reproduced in the Dutch Governor's residence, which was built with pictures, texts and in-kind displays. Such kindness to the colonial rule of Sri Lanka seems to be rare in the world, which may indicate that the people and government of Sri Lanka are not very disgusted with the history of colonial rule. A local person is very enthusiastic about serving as a tour guide for us. Although our English level has not reached the level that we can listen to him clearly, the spirit of this man's perseverance is indeed commendable. Seeing that we didn't seem to understand him, he did not tire of using gestures and strokes, and eventually let us understand a lot of things. Under his guidance, we know the spice trees in the courtyard, the newborn birds in the bird's nest on the branches, and the secret of storing money in the interlayer of the locker. Finally, of course, it was 100 rupees to satisfy his attempt to tip us. The whole museum is well planned, especially a green inner courtyard, which makes the garden courtyard more like a mansion than a museum carrying the history of national colonialism.