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This new textile exhibition at MAP Bengaluru takes you on a journey where art, history and culture are shared between India and Sri Lanka
Over the decades, these Indian textiles began to reflect Sri Lanka’s sacred imagery ... Now as exciting as this sounds, the Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) and exhibition curator Yash Sanhotra ...
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Why Sri Lanka needs to look at Art Tourism
Speaking of tourists who travel to Sri Lanka in search of art, culture, and history, Donovan Abeyewardene, ArTravele – Artisan in Travel, Luxury Brand of Walkers Tours said, “As a country, we must ...
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‘Chay Reds, Ferrous Black’ and Lanka’s trade histories
Nevertheless, I head to Chay Reds, Ferrous Black: The Untold Stories of Indian Trade Textiles in Sri Lanka at MAP (Museum of Art & Photography) in Bengaluru. The exhibition is curated by textile ...
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The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka
The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) opens Rotation 3 of its exhibition titled ‘Encounters’ today (8 December 2022). The public can view the exhibition until 19 March ...
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Food, Offering, Medicine, Political Symbol: What the Lotus Means in Sri Lanka
On the way up to Anuradhapura, I’d stopped to see Jagath Weerasinghe, a painter and one of Sri Lanka’s most eminent art historians ... sometimes working a blue line into its stars and spangles ...