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Exhibition Tour  10 September 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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‘Strangers in Waiting’ With Natasha Ginwala

Reading Group: ‘Strangers in Waiting' with Natasha Ginwala 8 September Friday, 6–7.30pm Register here In this fourth Reading Group associated with ‘The Foreigners’, join curator and writer Natasha Ginwala to engage critically and extensively with the notions of otherness, identity, and belonging, which are thematics related to the exhibition. She will do a close reading Read More
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Exhibition Tour  3 September 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 in Tamil 2 September Saturday, 11am–12pm Register here Join a tour of ‘The Foreigners’ in Tamil 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 27 August 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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‘A Shared Space’ with Tehani Chitty (for ages 18 and above) 26 August Saturday, 4.30–6.30pm Register here Join actor and dramatherapist Tehani Chitty for an enactment and retelling of a mythical story from the frozen north. Participants are encouraged to contribute to the narrative and reflect via conversation, embodiment, and sound-making.  This event has been Read More
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‘Narratives of Conflict and Displacement’ with Prof. Sumathy Sivamohan

Gallery Talk ‘Narratives of Conflict and Displacement’ with Prof. Sumathy Sivamohan 25 August Friday, 6–7pm Register here Filmmaker, researcher, and academic Prof. Sumathy Sivamohan speaks to Pramodha Weerasekera, Assistant Curator Education and Public Programmes about her approach to developing and presenting narratives about the Sri Lankan ethnic conflict and its resultant displacement. This Gallery Talk Read More
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with Sandev Handy

Curator’s Tour with Sandev Handy 20 August 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.
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Exhibition Tour in Sinhala 19 August Saturday, 11am–12pm Register here Join a tour of 'The Foreigners' 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 ‘The Foreigners’, on view until 22 October 2023.
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‘Protest, Memory, and Outsiderness’ with Radhika Hettiarachchi

Gallery Talk ‘Protest, Memory, and Outsiderness’ with Radhika Hettiarachchi 18 August Friday, 6–7pm Register here Development practitioner, curator, and researcher Radhika Hettiarachchi speaks to Pramodha Weerasekera, Assistant Curator Education and Public Programmes about her recent research on the Gotagogama site as a space of social construction, memory, and identity. This Gallery Talk has been curated Read More
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Exhibition Tour 13 August 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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‘Encountering Foreignness Within’ with Prof. Harshana Rambukwella

Reading Group ‘Encountering Foreignness Within’ with Prof. Harshana Rambukwella 12 August Saturday, 10.30am–12.30pm Register here In this third Reading Group associated with ‘The Foreigners’, join Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies scholar Prof. Rambukwella, currently a Visiting Professor at NYU Abu Dhabi, to critically engage with the concept of authenticity and ways in which nationalism produces Read More
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Exhibition Tour 6 August 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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