Anuradhapura Archaeological Museum (Also known as Puravidu Bhavana) is one of the archaeological museums of Sri Lanka. It is situated in the old administration building (පරණ කච්චේරි ගොඩනැගිල්ල), in the sacred city of Anuradhapura. The museum was established in 1947 under the prime effort of former Director General, Dr. Senarath Paranavithana. Anuradhapura Archaeological Museum is the oldest and the largest museum belongs to the Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka. The museum is used to exhibit antiquities found from various regions of Sri Lanka. Such as Buddha statues, inscriptions, drawings, puppets, coins, jewelleries, Beads and other miscellaneous things. Among these antiquities there is a model of the Thuparamaya Vatadage and a relic chamber found at Mihintale Kantaka Chetiya Dagoba.