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Free programmes this April at the MMCA

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This April, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka)  has free public programmes lined up. These events have been specially curated to deeply engage audiences with the pioneering work of Sri Lanka’s first woman architect Minnette De Silva (1918–1998), and the museum’s current exhibition ‘88 Acres: The Watapuluwa Housing Scheme by Minnette De Silva’.

Get to know De Silva and her Watapuluwa Housing Scheme better through a variety of formats including artist-led tours, exhibition tours in multiple languages, and a unique workshop that merges architecture with autobiographical writing.

The Exhibition Tours led by the Visitor Educators of the MMCA Sri Lanka will help gain insight into ‘88 Acres’. These tours will be held at the following times:

  • English: Sunday, April 21, from 11 am–12 pm
  • Sinhala: Saturday, April 20, from 11 am–12 pm

The Artists’ Tour will be held on Saturday, April 27 from 3–5 pm, led by artists Irushi Tennekoon, Sumedha Kelegama, and Sumudu Athukorala, whose specially commissioned animated documentary ‘Is this an architectural documentary?’ (2023) is on display in ‘88 Acres’. This artists’ film offers a contemporary perspective on De Silva’s Watapuluwa Housing Scheme 66 years after it was built, and this tour promises to extend those insights to visitors.

All public programmes at the MMCA Sri Lanka are free, and prior registration on the Museum’s Eventbrite page is required. For more information and updates, please visit the MMCA Sri Lanka website at www.mmca-srilanka.org or follow them on Facebook (facebook.com/mmcasrilanka) and Instagram (instagram.com/mmcasrilanka).

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