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with Thinal Sajeewa

Curator’s Tour with Thinal Sajeewa 26 October Saturday, 11am–12pm Register here  Join a tour of ‘Total Landscaping’ with Thinal Sajeewa, Assistant Curator at the MMCA Sri Lanka. This Curator’s Tour is offered as part of the museum’s Public Programmes for ‘Total Landscaping’ Rotation 1, on view and free of charge until 1 December 2024. Location: Read More
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with Thinal Sajeewa

Curator’s Tour with Thinal Sajeewa 12 October Saturday, 11am–12pm Register here  Join a tour of ‘Total Landscaping’ with Thinal Sajeewa, Assistant Curator at the MMCA Sri Lanka. This Curator’s Tour is offered as part of the museum’s Public Programmes for ‘Total Landscaping’ Rotation 1, on view and free of charge until 1 December 2024.   Read More
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Women’s Centre Choir

Performance Women’s Centre Choir 29 September Sunday, 3pm–5pm Register here Join an enthralling performance by the Women’s Choir of the Women’s Centre Sri Lanka. Their songs have been used in Jesper Nordahl’s ‘Katunayake Free Trade Zone, music by the Women’s Centre’ (2006), which is now on display in Rotation 1 of ‘Total Landscaping’. This Performance Read More
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with Thinal Sajeewa

Curator’s Tour with Thinal Sajeewa 28 September Saturday, 11am–12pm Register here Join a tour of ‘Total Landscaping’ with Thinal Sajeewa, Assistant Curator at the MMCA Sri Lanka. This Curator’s Tour is offered s part of the Public Programmes of Rotation 1 of the exhibition ‘Total Landscaping’, on view until 1 December 2024.
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with Sandev Handy

Curator’s Tour with Sandev Handy 15 September Sunday, 11am–12pm Register here Join a tour of ‘Total Landscaping’ with Sandev Handy, Senior Curator at the MMCA Sri Lanka. This Curator’s Tour is offered as part of the Public Programmes of Rotation 1 of the exhibition ‘Total Landscaping’, on view until 1 December 2024.
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with Thinal Sajeewa

Curator’s Tour with Thinal Sajeewa 7 July Sunday, 11am–12pm Register here Join the final tour of ‘88 Acres: The Watapuluwa Housing Scheme by Minnette De Silva’ with Thinal Sajeewa, Assistant Curator at the MMCA Sri Lanka. This Curator’s Tour is offered as part of the Public Programmes of the exhibition ‘88 Acres: The Watapuluwa Housing Read More
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Artist Tour 6 July Saturday, 3–5pm Register here  Join a tour of ‘88 Acres: The Watapuluwa Housing Scheme by Minnette De Silva’ led by artists Irushi Tennekoon (b. 1989), Sumedha Kelegama (b. 1988), and Sumudu Athukorala (b. 1980), whose specially commissioned film ‘is this an architectural documentary?’ (2023) about the Watapuluwa Housing Scheme by Minnette Read More
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‘The Art of Documentary Filmmaking?’ with Irushi Tennekoon, Anomaa Rajakaruna and Sharni Jayawardena

Gallery Talk: 'The Art of Documentary Filmmaking?’ with Irushi Tennekoon, Anomaa Rajakaruna and Sharni Jayawardena   5 July Friday, 6–7pm Register here  In this final Gallery Talk of ‘88 Acres’, artist and art educator Irushi speaks to filmmakers Anomaa and Sharni about feminist approaches to storytelling and documentary making. Anomaa will pay specific attention to Read More
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Exhibition Tour 30 June Sunday, 11am–12pm Register here Join a tour of ‘88 Acres: The Watapuluwa Housing Scheme by Minnette De Silva’ led by a Visitor Educator of the MMCA Sri Lanka. This Exhibition Tour is offered as part of Public Programmes of the exhibition ‘88 Acres: The Watapuluwa Housing Scheme by Minnette De Silva’, Read More
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Exhibition Tour in Sinhala 29 June Saturday, 11am–12pm Register here Join a tour of ‘88 Acres: The Watapuluwa Housing Scheme by Minnette De Silva’ in Sinhala led by a Visitor Educator of the MMCA Sri Lanka. This Exhibition Tour is offered as part of Public Programmes of the exhibition ‘88 Acres: The Watapuluwa Housing Scheme Read More
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Exhibition Tour 23 June Sunday, 11am–12pm Register here Join a tour of ‘88 Acres: The Watapuluwa Housing Scheme by Minnette De Silva’ led by a Visitor Educator of the MMCA Sri Lanka. This Exhibition Tour is offered as part of Public Programmes of the exhibition ‘88 Acres: The Watapuluwa Housing Scheme by Minnette De Silva’, Read More
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Exhibition Tour 16 June Sunday, 11am–12pm Register here Join a tour of ‘88 Acres: The Watapuluwa Housing Scheme by Minnette De Silva’ led by a Visitor Educator of the MMCA Sri Lanka. This Exhibition Tour is offered as part of Public Programmes of the exhibition ‘88 Acres: The Watapuluwa Housing Scheme by Minnette De Silva’, Read More
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Artist Tour 15 June Saturday, 3–5pm Register here  Join a tour of ‘88 Acres: The Watapuluwa Housing Scheme by Minnette De Silva’ led by artists Irushi Tennekoon (b. 1989), Sumedha Kelegama (b. 1988), and Sumudu Athukorala (b. 1980), whose specially commissioned film ‘is this an architectural documentary?’ (2023) about the Watapuluwa Housing Scheme by Minnette Read More
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‘Be Your Own Architect’ with Yuxin Cong (for ages 10–15)

Workshop ‘Be Your Own Architect’ with Yuxin Cong (for ages 10–15)   8 June Saturday, 3–5pm Register here History educator Yuxin Cong guides children in the historical context and design process of the Watapuluwa Housing Scheme (1958) by Minnette De Silva (1918–1998). She will encourage the participants to develop processes about their own homes, drawing Read More
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