It’s About Time, a travelling history museum in Sri Lanka which was brought to life in early 2019, has now returned. The exhibition will be held at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Colombo from February 14-22 from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm daily.
The second exhibition is titled ‘A Window into Sri Lankan History. Senior lecturer of the History Department of the University of Colombo, Dr. Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri, leads the research in this initiative. Dr. Dewasiri has been developing this narrative over the past four years with in-depth archival research offering new perspectives to modern history. The exhibition will be presented in Sinhala.
Starting in February 2019 and touring four districts with over 18,000 visitors, the museum showcased a variety of interactive art and cultural exhibits, audio-visual material, and a series of performances and activities for all age groups in Moratuwa, Weerawila, Nittambuwa and Jaffna.
It’s About Time, a virtual museum that the public can access on a mobile device, will be previewed and launched on February 18 at 4:30 pm at the exhibition, while the book ‘Biography of Sarath Wijesinghe’ written by Hemamali Wijesinghe will be launched on February 22 from 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm at the Colombo University.
Thirteen unique short films by emerging and established filmmakers will also be screened on themes of memory and minorities of Sri Lanka. The film screenings will be from February 17-21 from 3.00 to 4.30pm at the exhibition.
All event features will be accessible in English, Sinhala and Tamil.