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February 13, 2025

The free public programmes for the month of February at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) will include a Gallery Talk on Wednesday, 19 February, from 5:30 to 7 pm. The talk will feature artist and academic T. Shanaathanan and Professor Neloufer de Mel in conversation with Sandev Handy, […]

February 2, 2025

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) is pleased to announce its lineup of free public programmes for February 2025. They are presented as part of the second rotation of the museum’s current exhibition titled ‘Total Landscaping’, which explores the transformation of land in Sri Lanka. The programmes are designed […]

January 2, 2025

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The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) recently welcomed civil service members, non-governmental officials, and policymakers to a special tour of Total Landscaping, its current exhibition that reimagines land, conflict, and community. Representatives from the Delegation of the European Union to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, the British […]

December 17, 2024

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) opened Rotation 2 of their exhibition ‘Total Landscaping’ on 15 December. Curated by Sandev Handy and Thinal Sajeewa, the exhibition explores the broad, dramatic, and stirring ways in which landscapes have transformed in Sri Lanka. Rotation 2 of ‘Total Landscaping’ features nine contemporary […]

December 4, 2024

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) recently concluded their 2024 Visitor Educator (VE) training programme. This four-day programme set a new benchmark for training young museum professionals in Sri Lanka, a task that the MMCA Sri Lanka has been actively engaged in since 2019. This year’s training was planned […]

November 1, 2024

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The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) invites you to join their free public events for November, held at the museum located at Crescat Boulevard, Colombo 3. These public programmes are curated as part of Rotation 1 of their current exhibition, ‘Total Landscaping’, which is on view until 1 December […]

October 22, 2024

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The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) is the country’s first public initiative dedicated to the collection, research, conservation, and display of modern and contemporary art. The museum strives to make its exhibitions and public programmes more accessible for visitors by being free and offering all information in Sinhala, Tamil, […]

August 26, 2024

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) is an education-led initiative that aims to establish the country’s first public museum dedicated to the display, research, collection, and conservation of Sri Lankan modern and contemporary art, for the benefit and enjoyment of the general public, schools, and tourists. Since its launch […]

August 15, 2024

Since its launch in 2019, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) has adopted a trilingual practice which incorporates Tamil, English, and Sinhala. In February 2024, the museum launched its first research publication ‘Second Volume’, which has now been translated into Sinhala and Tamil. ‘Second Volume’ was conceived […]

July 31, 2024

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) conducted the second edition of its Museum Intensive training programme on 27 June. This one-day workshop focused on paper and photography conservation and was developed in close partnership with the World Monuments Fund (WMF). The MMCA Sri Lanka’s Museum Intensive series is designed […]

The MMCA Sri Lanka Hosts a Gallery Talk for ‘Total Landscaping’ Rotation 2

The MMCA Sri Lanka Announces Free Public Programmes for February 2025

The MMCA Sri Lanka Hosts Key Organisations to Address Land Conflicts Through Art

The MMCA Sri Lanka Opens Rotation 2 of ‘Total Landscaping’

The MMCA Sri Lanka Trains Young Museum Professionals

The MMCA Sri Lanka Invites the Public to Explore ‘Total Landscaping’

MMCA Sri Lanka Brings Together Supporters of the Arts

Promising Young Professionals Team Up at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka

The MMCA Sri Lanka Launches Research Publications in Sinhala and Tamil

The MMCA Sri Lanka Hosts Second ‘Museum Intensive’