Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Archives

February 7, 2024

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The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) is pleased to announce its upcoming publication ‘Second Volume’ conceived to accompany their current exhibition ‘88 Acres: The Watapuluwa Housing Scheme by Minnette De Silva’. The exhibition focuses on the groundbreaking social housing project that was designed with the active participation of its […]

February 1, 2024

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The Visitor Educator (VE) programme at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) is an initiative aimed at enhancing the visitor experience at the museum and building capacity within the cultural industries in Sri Lanka. Launched in December 2019, the VE training position and programme is the first of its […]

September 18, 2023

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Public programmes at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) give the general public an opportunity to experience the museum beyond what is offered in walk-in visits, by welcoming visitors to engage in creative, reflective, and recreational activities in response to what is offered on display in […]

July 25, 2023

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) opened its new exhibition titled ‘The Foreigners’ on 4 May 2023, at its premises on the ground floor of Crescat Boulevard, Colombo 3. Curated by Sandev Handy, Curator and Sharmini Pereira, Chief Curator at the MMCA Sri Lanka, this exhibition […]

June 12, 2023

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

June 6, 2023

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Public programmes allow the general public to experience museums beyond what is offered in walk-in visits, by welcoming visitors to engage in creative, reflective, and recreational activities in response to what is offered in exhibition and gallery spaces. The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) opened in […]

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. […]

February 9, 2023

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) is an education-led initiative that aims to establish a 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. During a […]

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

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, […]

MMCA Sri Lanka announces the launch of ‘Second Volume’

The MMCA Sri Lanka shares knowledge through its Visitor Educator Programme

Public Programmes at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka

Behind the scenes of ‘The Foreigners’ at the MMCA Sri Lanka

Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka University of Jaffna Internships

Public Programmes at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka

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

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

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