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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

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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, […]

November 24, 2022

“How important is the visitor experience to a museum of modern and contemporary art? Does it begin when someone steps foot inside its physical space, or over social media? What motivates people to visit a museum? Do all visitors experience a museum in the same way? These are some of the questions […]

April 19, 2022

A review by Arun Dias-Bandaranaike Confluence, conflict, confusion and comprehension- were literary ‘signals’ that flowed through my consciousness, as I perused the exhibits at this presentation, “Encounters”, hosted by the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA) . Let me begin with ‘comprehension’. Ceylon, in the 20th century, was […]

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

Visitor Educator Programme at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka

Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lankan – ROTATION 1