Culture
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Sri Lanka’s Splendour Shines at UN Photographic Exhibition
NEW YORK: The Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York transformed its venue into a…
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Dr. Bilinda Devage Nandadeva Elected to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Evaluation Body
PARIS: In a significant achievement for Sri Lanka, Dr. B. D. Nandadeva has been elected as an expert to the…
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Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker Prize for The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
LONDON: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka has won the Booker Prize for fiction,…
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Amid a national crisis, Sri Lankan artists look back – and look forward
COLOMBO: In the four months leading up to July 9 toppling of Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a protest…
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“Laksala Handicrafts” gets boost in Japan under franchise agreeent
TOKYO: Laksala Handicrafts signed a master franchise agreement with Sala Enterprises on 6 October 2021, that was facilitated by the…
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Celebrated artist Raja Segar represented Sri Lanka at Culture Summit Abu Dhabi
April 2019: Celebrated artist Raja Segar was Sri Lanka’s delegate at the Culture Summit Abu Dhabi, which was held from …
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Dutch museum to start talks on returning stolen art to Sri Lanka
AMSTERDAM, March 2019: One of the Netherlands’ most venerated institutions, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is starting talks with Sri Lanka…
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First major Sri Lankan art exhibition organised by US museum opens in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES: The first comprehensive survey of Sri Lankan art organised by a US museum has opened in Los Angeles.…
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Sri Lankan artist Wadood to showcase paintings at INDEX in Dubai
DUBAI: With thousands of visitors set to make a beeline to INDEX next week, Sri Lankan artist Mohamed Wadood plans…
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Renowned artist Raja Segar at World Art Dubai
DUBAI: Raja Segar, one of Sri Lanka’s finest contemporary artists, is participating in the prestigious World Art Dubai, an annual…
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