Encounters Archives

March 22, 2023

‘Encounters’ curated by the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) closed on 19 March, at its premises on the Ground floor of Crescar Boulevard, Colombo 3. The exhibition opened on 10 February 2022 and featured 59 loaned artworks by 15 artists from across the country and Berlin. […]

January 19, 2023

‘Encounters’ by the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) takes one on a journey of multiple encounters. Display 1 of this exhibition follows the historical trail of Sri Lanka’s emergence in the international arena through diplomatic and geopolitical relationships. The artworks and artefacts on display, from as […]

December 29, 2022

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In February 2022, the European Union (EU) entered a partnership with the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka’s (MMCA Sri Lanka) second exhibition titled ‘Encounters’ which opened on 11 February 2022. Acknowledging the support extended by the EU to ‘Encounters’, Sharmini Pereira, Chief Curator of the MMCA Sri Lanka said, […]

December 9, 2022

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) opens Rotation 3 of its exhibition titled ‘Encounters’ today (8 December 2022). The public can view the exhibition until 19 March 2023, at the museum premises inside Crescat Boulevard, Colombo 03. Curated by Sharmini Pereira, Chief Curator and Sandev Handy, […]

September 13, 2022

‘Encounters’ is the second exhibition by the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka), which opened its doors to the public earlier this year at Crescat Boulevard, Colombo. The museum will host the following series of programmes during September to engage visitors at the museum. Rotation 2 of […]

June 16, 2022

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The exhibition ‘Encounters’ at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) completed the first of its three exhibition rotations on 22 May 2022. A total of 37 free public programmes were offered to engage audiences of all ages, taking inspiration from the artworks on display. Public […]

May 5, 2022

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) has extended Rotation 1 of its current exhibition ‘Encounters’ until 22 May 2022. The three artworks that provide the starting points for Rotation 1 include one painting by Senaka Senanayake (b. 1951) and two paintings by George Keyt (1901–1993) titled […]

January 31, 2022

– ‘Encounters’ is an exhibition of Sri Lankan modern and contemporary art that will be launched in February. – The exhibition will bring together six encounters between artworks from the 1950s and the present. The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) announces the launch date of its second exhibition […]

‘Encounters’ by the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka Closes

Sri Lanka’s global relationships highlighted in ‘Encounters’ by the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka

The European Union Partners to Support ‘Encounters’ by the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka Opens Rotation 3 of ‘Encounters’

The MMCA Sri Lanka Celebrates Art in September

An Audience Engaged Approach to Education: The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka

MMCA Sri Lanka Extends Rotation 1 of ‘Encounters’

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka Announces its Second Exhibition Titled ‘Encounters’