Exhibition Tour 25 June Sunday, 11am–12pm Register here Join a tour of 'The Foreigners' led by a Visitor Educator of the MMCA Sri Lanka. This Exhibition Tour is offered as part of Public Programmes of the exhibition ‘The Foreigners’, on view until 22 October 2023.
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Book Reading ‘Kaputu Kaak Kaak Kaak!’ with Stages Theatre Group (for ages 8–15) 24 June Saturday, 3–5pm Register here In this Book Reading for children, the Stages Theatre Group reads a series of stories about language, home, nation, identity, and activism from their free, illustrated publication ‘Kaputu Kaak Kaak Kaak!’ by Amal de Chickera and [...]
Gallery Talk ‘On being Women, Muslim, and the Other’ with Hasanah Cegu Isadeen and Zainab Ibrahim 23 June Friday 6–7pm Register here Researchers and activists Hasanah and Zainab engage in a conversation with Pramodha Weerasekera, Assistant Curator Education and Public Programmes, about the intersections between being women, the multiple roles and identities they hold, and [...]
Curator’s Tour with Sandev Handy 18 June Sunday, 11am–12pm Register here Join a tour of ‘The Foreigners’ with Sandev Handy, Curator at the MMCA Sri Lanka. This Curator’s Tour is offered as part of the Public Programmes of the exhibition ‘The Foreigners’, on view until 22 October 2023.
Workshop ‘Literary Translation’ with Saambavi Sivaji (for ages 16 and above) 17 June Saturday, 3–5pm Register here Join Saambavi, a Museum Associate of the MMCA Sri Lanka and a trained translator and editor, to explore creative techniques and best practices associated with translating literary texts between English and Tamil. No previous experience in translation is [...]
Gallery Talk Imaad Majeed 16 June Friday, 6–7pm Register here Artist Imaad Majeed (b. 1991) speaks to Sharmini Pereira, Chief Curator about their practice and works ‘Revery’ (2016) and ‘the impossibility of leaving / the possibility of coming out’ (2022). These works are on display in ‘The Foreigners’ until 22 October 2023. This Gallery Talk [...]
Exhibition Tour 11 June Sunday, 11am–12pm Register here Join a tour of 'The Foreigners' led by a Visitor Educator of the MMCA Sri Lanka. This Exhibition Tour is offered as part of Public Programmes of the exhibition ‘The Foreigners’, on view until 22 October 2023.
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Exhibition Tour 4 June Sunday, 11am–12pm Register here Join a tour of 'The Foreigners' led by a Visitor Educator of the MMCA Sri Lanka. This Exhibition Tour is offered as part of Public Programmes of the exhibition ‘The Foreigners’, on view until 22 October 2023.
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Workshop ‘Zinemaking and Art Journaling’ with Zainab Hudha (for ages 16 and above) 10 June Saturday, 3–5pm Register here In this workshop, with the support of poet and artist Zainab Hudha, participants develop their own zine with visual and verbal depictions of their interpretations of belonging. This Workshop has been curated as part of the [...]
Gallery Talk ‘Translating ‘The Foreigners’’ with Kaumadi Jayaweera, Saambavi Sivaji, and Shiyalni Janarthanan 9 June Friday, 6–7pm Register here Kaumadi, Editorial Assistant and Saambavi and Shiyalni, Museum Associates of the MMCA Sri Lanka speak about the translation and editorial processes behind ‘The Foreigners’ and the museum’s trilingual practice against the backdrop of larger language politics [...]
