Untapped Cities

First Sri Lankan Museum Outside of Sri Lanka Opens on Staten Island, NYC

New York City is home to many different museums, including renowned institutions like the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where various exhibitions showcase art and ...
Artnet

Sri Lanka’s Very First Contemporary Art Museum Opens on 17th Floor of the City’s ‘Innovation Tower’

After three years of preparation, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka will open to the public in Colombo tomorrow. It is the first museum devoted to 20th and 21st century art in Sri ...
Staten Island Advance

World's only Sri Lankan Museum outside Sri Lanka located on Staten Island

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Many Staten Islanders know of Lakruwana restaurant located at 668 Bay St., is the perennial winner of "Best Sri Lankan Restaurant" in the Best of Staten Island Awards — no small ...
Island

MMCA Sri Lanka conducts fourth edition of ‘Museum Intensive’

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) conducted the fourth edition of their hallmark professional training programme ‘Museum Intensive’ from 29 September to 2 October, ...
Seattle Times

A bejeweled cannon and other art will head home to Sri Lanka from Netherlands museum

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s foreign minister said Monday that his country welcomes the Netherlands’ plan to return hundreds of colonial-era artifacts — including a bejeweled, ceremonial ...