About

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka is a new 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.

Our priority is to create a museum that is compelling, inclusive and relevant to the art histories that are unique to the contexts of Sri Lanka.

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In the coming years, the museum will be defined through a process of exploration into what a museum of the future can be, who it will serve and how it will function. Through a process of reflecting aloud and in collaboration with different audiences, we hope this initiative will provide the opportunity to think about the space of a museum in different ways.

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How can we approach language, class and socio-economic barriers to ensure that we are more inclusive and reflective of the contexts in which we are located? What can we learn and adapt from museums around the world? How will we contribute to the changing role of museums today? We will continue to pose these questions and those like them, in the belief that the museum it gives rise to will be better because of it.

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Learning

Learning never stops.
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Education sits at the heart of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. Take part in our learning programs at the museum or access them online when and where you choose.

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Fellowship
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Join us to create Sri Lanka’s first publicly accessible museum of modern and contemporary art.

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka invites you to get involved through becoming a member or making a donation to our activities.

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Calendar

July 2025

Event Type

  • All Events
  • Today
  • This Weekend
  • For Kids
  • Gallery Talks
  • Tours
  • Workshops
  • Online

Onsite

Gallery Talk

Dominic Sansoni and Michael Meyler

Online

Reading Group

‘Imagining Minnette’ with Irushi Tennekoon and Ruhanie Perera

For Educators

Workshop

‘Be Your Own Architect’ with Yuxin Cong (for ages 10–15)

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Workshop

‘Creating a Stamp of Minnette’ with Kiyawana Muddara (for ages 18 and above)

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Workshop

‘Make Your Ideal Space’ with Shenuka Corea (for ages 8–13)

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Workshop

‘Comic Making and Storytelling’ with Shenuka Corea (for ages 16 and above)

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For Kids

Special Children’s Day Curator’s Tour with Sharmini Pereira

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Kids’ Activity Session

‘My Happy Place’ (for ages 9–12)

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Kids’ Activity Session

‘Tin Foil Figures’ (for ages 6–8)

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Kids’ Activity Session

‘Mind Maps’ (for ages 9–12)

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