MMCA Sri Lanka joins key regional curatorial platforms

THE Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) participated in a series of prominent regional curatorial events in July and August 2025.

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These engagements reflect the museum's commitment to fostering dialogue and collaboration across curatorial and artistic communities in South Asia and beyond.

MMCA Sri Lanka Chief Curator Sharmini Pereira spoke at the 14th Experimenter Curators’ Hub organised by Experimenter Learning Program Foundation at Kolkata, India, on 18-19 July.

Sharing insights on how spaces for creative work can be forged in contexts that lack conventional creative infrastructure, Pereira also drew from her experiences as the Founder of Raking Leaves, a nonprofit independent publishing company. She shared insights on redefining the distribution of artist books, moving away from bespoke yet inaccessible models to more inclusive modes of dissemination.

During her presentation, Pereira also reflected on the making of the MMCA Sri Lanka as the country’s first museum of modern and contemporary art, and the discourses which shape it.