Exhibition Tour 20 November Sunday, 11am–12pm Register here Join a tour of 'Encounters' Rotation 2 led by a Visitor Educator of the MMCA Sri Lanka.
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with Sharmini Pereira
Curator’s Tour with Sharmini Pereira 13 November Sunday, 11am–12pm Register here Our Chief Curator, Sharmini Pereira shares her insights into the artwork exhibited in ‘Encounters.’
(all ages)
Puzzle Day (all ages) 13 November Saturday, 10am–6pm No registration required. Drop by the museum to experience the final day of ‘Encounters’ Rotation 2 and enjoy a day of solving jigsaw puzzles! These puzzles created for us by @jigsawfyglobal are inspired by Senaka Senanayake’s (b. 1951) 1976 work created for the 5th Non-Aligned Summit Conference Read More
Visual Journaling with Safiya Sideek (for ages 18 and above)
Workshop Visual Journaling with Safiya Sideek (for ages 18 and above) 12 November Saturday, 3–5pm Register here Join Safiya to learn how to collect and visualise your thoughts on paper through illustration and sketching. Entry to the museum and its workshops are free. All material will be provided.
‘Remembering Laki’ with Ismeth Raheem
Gallery Talk ‘Remembering Laki’ with Ismeth Raheem 11 November Friday, 6–7pm Register here Architect and artist Ismeth Raheem (b. 1941) speaks to Chief Curator Sharmini Pereira about his friendship and close collaborations with artist Laki Senanayake (1937–2021). ‘Montage of Cinnamon Lodge’ (2005) by Ismeth Raheem and ‘Plan of Kandalama Hotel’ (1993) by Laki Senanayake are Read More
with Sandev Handy
Curator’s Tour with Sandev Handy 6 November Sunday, 11am–12pm Register here Our Assistant Curator, Sandev Handy shares his insights into the artwork exhibited in ‘Encounters.’
Classical and Electronic Music with Sureka Amerasinghe, Dinelka Liyanage, Johann Peiris, and Sahan Samarakoon
Performance: ‘Birdsong’ Classical and Electronic Music with Sureka Amerasinghe, Dinelka Liyanage, Johann Peiris, and Sahan Samarakoon 4 November Friday, 6–7pm Register here Sureka, Johann, and Sahan on flute and Dinelka on electronics respond to the artworks in Display 2 of Rotation 2 of ‘Encounters. The display revolves around a large-scale installation of paintings of birds Read More
‘Revisiting Kandalama’ with Amila de Mel, Channa Daswatte, Dilshan Ferdinando, and Sumangala Jayathilake
Gallery Talk ‘Revisiting Kandalama’ with Amila de Mel, Channa Daswatte, Dilshan Ferdinando, and Sumangala Jayathilake 14 October Friday, 6–7pm Register here Amila, Channa, Dilshan, and Sumangala speak to Curator Sandev Handy about their experiences of working on the Kandalama Hotel project with architect Geoffrey Bawa in the early 1990s. ‘Plan of Kandalama Hotel’ (1993) by Read More
‘Building Worlds’ with Tehani Chitty (for ages 10–15)
Playshop ‘Building Worlds’ with Tehani Chitty (for ages 10–15) 1 October Saturday, 3–5pm This Children’s Day, join actor and dramatherapist Tehani Chitty at a special playshop. ‘Building Worlds’ explores the idea of home in many forms, and is designed to improve children’s imagination and creative skills through drama games, storytelling, and movement. Children Read More
with Sandev Handy (for ages 8–15)
Special Curator’s Tour for Kids with Sandev Handy (for ages 8–15) 1 October Saturday, 11am–12pm Curator Sandev Handy conducts a special walkthrough of ‘Encounters’ Rotation 2 for kids as part of our Children’s Day lineup. Children participating in the above programmes will receive a free banana chocolate chip muffin and a chocolate milk from Kaffi, Read More
Botanical Drawing with Sanath Herath (for ages 16 and above)
Workshop Botanical Drawing with Sanath Herath (for ages 16 and above) 29 October Saturday, 2–5pm Register here Back by popular demand! Learn the techniques of botanical drawing with artist and art educator Sanath Herath.
in Sinhala
Exhibition Tour in Sinhala 29 October Saturday, 11–12pm Register here Join a Sinhala language guided tour of ‘Encounters’ Rotation 2 by a Visitor Educator of the MMCA Sri Lanka.
‘Sustainable Tourism Today’ with Aoife O’Sullivan and Manodha de Silva
Gallery Talk ‘Sustainable Tourism Today’ with Aoife O’Sullivan and Manodha de Silva 28 October Friday, 6–7pm Register here Aoife O’Sullivan, Creative Director of Una Bambu and Manodha de Silva, Founder of Manodha De Silva Associates talk to Pramodha Weerasekera, Assistant Curator Education and Public Programmes about their recent architectural projects related to sustainability and tourism Read More