National Art Gallery, Sri Lanka

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National Art Gallery
ජාතික කලාභවන
National Art Gallery is located in Greater Colombo
National Art Gallery
National Art Gallery
Location in greater Colombo
Address106 Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo 7
LocationColombo, Sri Lanka
Coordinates6°54′41.247″N 79°51′36.633″E / 6.91145750°N 79.86017583°E / 6.91145750; 79.86017583Coordinates: 6°54′41.247″N 79°51′36.633″E / 6.91145750°N 79.86017583°E / 6.91145750; 79.86017583
TypeArt Gallery
Genre(s)Art

The National Art Gallery in Colombo, Sri Lanka is the country's first national art gallery.[citation needed]

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 and the , 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.[needs update][3]

The building's architect was Gate Mudliyar A.C.G.S. Amarasekara.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "The National Art Gallery". Yamu.lk.
  2. ^ "National Art Gallery (Colombo) - All You Need to Know Before You Go (with Photos) - TripAdvisor". TripAdvisor.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Illankoon, Duvindi (30 June 2013). "Step into a national shame". Retrieved 17 August 2020.


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