THE building of a new west wing, a new isolated archæological gallery for stone remains, and a small building for tho entomologists' department and reserve collections, has provided nearly 13,000 ...

Sri Lanka is in business again. for years, parts of the country have been no-go areas — ravaged by the 2004 tsunami or by the island’s protracted civil war. But with the defeat of Tamil separatists, ...

With the objective of popularizing and promoting the Sri Lankan handy-crafts industry both locally and globally, Laksala, the oldest and most well-known gift and souvenir boutique in Sri Lanka, will ...

Priceless items belonging to Kandyan era were among the cultural artefacts stolen from the Colombo National Museum, says the Minister of National Heritage Dr. Jagath Balasuriya. Dr. Jagath Balasuriya ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The bronze image of Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara found from the premises of Sri Śangabodhi Vihāra at Veheragala in 1968 and now kept at the ...

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) was launched on December 12 at the Colombo Innovation Tower. Although the Museum is yet to have its permanent home, the stakeholders behind this ...

SINCE Sir William Gregory in 1872 developed the idea of collecting exhibits illustrating the natural history, antiquities and industrial products of Ceylon, the Colombo Museum has preserved a high ...