General Tsunami Photo Museum

This place will grab you by the heart. Please note that it is quite a powerful experience, which is enhanced by the fact that when you enter, you are guided by the lady owner of the museum, who is a local and lives on that place with her family.
I definitely recommend a visit, you will learn a lot of interesting information directly from a survivor.
It is also a nice gesture that the entrance fee is voluntary, from which I conclude that the owner's intention is really to spread awareness and make people aware of the really important things in this world.

Moving experience learning about the 2004 tsunami. The person who shows you around, a survivor, was so passionate and knowledgeable and does amazing charity work which your donation goes towards. Couldn’t recommend more.

A superb insight to the devastating disaster from 2004 with the gentleman. He spoke reasonably English and went over in detail a couple of big posters which was mind blowing the numbers impacted by the tsunami. Following this we went over the photos in multiple rooms which was very sad to see but shown how bad things were. The tour finished with a 10mins video which was very interesting and gave further details we didn’t realise. The monument from the mass burial shown is only 3-5 mins walk down the road.

This small museum is free entry but does ask for a donation which contributes to a small children’s home for those impacted from this event. It is important tourists or anyone support this! A MUST GO, only takes 30mins

We were very touched & moved by the loving work this man and his wife do.
They survived the tsunami, but it was a very difficult time for Sri Lanka.

Very moving visit. The host and his family were deeply impacted by the events of the tsunami and many years following. Great storytelling with raw, graphic pictures and video that really gives a good insight into how these dramatic events affected everyone in the area, including the most devastating train accident in history, that happened right here at the site.
Today they use the donations received to benefit many disabled children in their charitable work as well as maintaining the operations of the museum.

It's truly captivating yet sorrowful. Witnessing the aftermath of the tsunami on the population is shocking. The guide is genuinely kind, sharing profound insights about those challenging times. Definitely worth a visit.

Great effort by the owner to remember those who fell victim to the disaster. RIP. And hearing from the horses’ mouth provided you a better appreciation of the incident.

Really recommend going here if you are passing through the south coast. Super eye opening to what Sri Lanka has been through. Lal wickramarathna showed us around explaining photos and telling us what it was like, he was great. Hearing it from someone who has experienced it was a privilege and we really appreciate him educating us. Thank you.

100% a must visit. It refreshes the cruelties of the tsunami disaster. Note, it’s a small museum with mostly pictures. There is a video at the end. Expect to spend around 30-45 minutes there. A small donation is askes for, which is going to child support and education.

We were shown around by a man who told us about the tsunami from his own experience. Very moving. We got a good idea of ​​this horrible day in history and its consequences. You shouldn't miss this museum when you are in Hikkaduwa.

Interesting photos about 2004 Tsunami catastrophy. The lady who has built this museum will provide stories and facts about the happenings. No entrance fee, Donations box.

Very impressive museum with a lot of pictures. The owner told us a lot of stories and what he had been through. Would highly recommend!

The man who showed us round was lovely, talking to us about his personal experience which was very moving. The documentary at the end showed us the true deviation from the 2004 Tsunami. Thank you for the enlightening afternoon.

Informative personal and touching tellings from a local woman. You will find a lot of photos and material regarding the tsunami of 2004.

i didnt make photos inside. this museum in one of the family's house. it was very deep, i cried, when i arrived the part of the wall, where i found some draws of children, what they draw about the tsunami. there was some letters what some people wrote, how they felt, when they was here in srilanka on that day when the tsunami came. 2004. december26. this is the date what we cannot forget.
tthere is no entrance fee, just one box. the family collect money. if u be in srilanka, have to go there

A massive thank you to the family that runs this museum and showed me round. It was a heart wrenching experience, but I’m grateful to have met them and learnt about the 2004 Tsunami. Please visit when you’re in Sri Lanka ❤

One must visit this place to really know about what happened. The photos are shown in such a manner that depict exactly how and what happened. It also shows the massive damage tht had happned and how things transformed. You will enjoy and be amazed how the city looks now and then.

Very sad and humbling museum about the 2004 tsunami. Highly recommended if you’re in this area or don’t know much about the event. We really learned a lot. The owner/guide lived through the event and even had pictures from their old house.

The man who runs this place is a beautiful, kind, gentleman who showed us around and shared his traumatic experience with us. I thank him for showing us around and sharing his time because it must be so difficult for him to relieve it. A beautiful man and its definitely worth seeing, it's very important to learn about the Tsunami and this museum does it perfectly.

It was well worth to see this photo museum especially as it’s been set up by a surviving fisherman who told us all about his own experience. Very impressive and soul touching