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
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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
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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
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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
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Workshop Visual Journaling with Safiya Sideek (for ages 18 and above) 22 October 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.
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Workshop Sewing and Embroidery with Hema Shironi and Shahdia Jamaldeen (for ages 16 and above) 15 October Sunday 2–5pm Register here Join Shironi and Shahdia to explore ways of storytelling through sewing and embroidery in relation to Display 2 of ‘Encounters’ Rotation 2. Entry to the museum and its workshops are free. All material will
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Exhibition Tour in Tamil 15 October Sunday 11am–12pm Register here Join a Tamil language guided tour of ‘Encounters’ Rotation 2 by a Visitor Educator of the MMCA Sri Lanka.
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Curator’s Tour with Ritchell Marcelline 2 October Sunday 11am–12pm Register here Our Assistant Curator, Ritchell Marcelline shares his insights into the artwork exhibited in ‘Encounters.’
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Workshop ‘(Y)our Story’ with Jake Oorloff (15–18 yrs) 17 September Saturday, 2–5pm Register here Join theatre practitioner and performance artist Jake Oorloff of Floating Space Theatre Co. in a special workshop for teens. The workshop will focus on the basics of storytelling; participants will be supported to find inspiration from one's own life and the
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Curator’s Tour with Ritchell Marcelline 18 September Sunday, 11am–12pm Register here Our Assistant Curator, Ritchell Marcelline shares his insights into the artwork exhibited in ‘Encounters.’
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Curator’s Tour with Ritchell Marcelline 25 September Sunday, 11am–12pm Register here Our Assistant Curator, Ritchell Marcelline shares his insights into the artwork exhibited in ‘Encounters’.
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Poetry Reading ‘Nature Poems’ with Ramya Chamalie Jirasinghe, Shailendra Ahangama, and Yusuf Barrie 24 September Saturday, 11am–12pm Register here In this hour of poetry, Ramya, Shailendra, and Yusuf will read to us a selection of poems about nature as depicted in Display 2 of ‘Encounters’ Rotation 2.
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