National Art Gallery, Sri Lanka
The National Art Gallery in Colombo, Sri Lanka is the country's first national art gallery.
ජාතික කලාභවන | |
  National Art Gallery Location in greater Colombo | |
| Address | 106 Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo 7 |
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| Location | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 6°54′41.247″N 79°51′36.633″E |
| Type | Art Gallery |
| Genre(s) | Art |
The gallery is located in Cinnamon Gardens near the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, Viharamahadevi Park, the National Museum of Colombo, the Town Hall, Colombo and Colombo Public Library.[1][2]
First established in 1932, thanks to the Ceylon Society of Arts and the Arts Council of Ceylon, it was take into national ownership in the 1950s.[3] In June 2013, the gallery's collection was reported to be in a very poor state of repair.[3]
The building's architect was Gate Mudliyar A.C.G.S. Amarasekara.[3]
References
- "The National Art Gallery". Yamu.lk.
- "National Art Gallery (Colombo) - All You Need to Know Before You Go (with Photos) - TripAdvisor". TripAdvisor.
- Illankoon, Duvindi (30 June 2013). "Step into a national shame". Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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