National Art Gallery

I had the opportunity to participate in an event organized by the Cultural Affairs of Sri Lanka. I truly enjoyed spending 3–4 hours filled with cultural experiences and joy. The program, which is planned to be expanded across the island, featured not only children’s songs but also engaging historical stories. It’s a valuable initiative for the younger generation and a wonderful way to preserve our heritage. 2025-08-30

A beautiful piece of architecture with a perfect blend of classical and modern architecture. Though you can have a great time around the building ,im not sure the gallery is open for visitors.Most of the time it is closed.

An absolutely lovely building that seems to be impossible to visit. I tried to enter twice this year (February and November) only to be told twice by the same lady that "it is closed, but you can take pictures of the garden if you like".

Peaceful and clam place. There are number of rare trees. Comfortable rooms. Lecture hall, dinning hall, also there. Good place to organize a program, camp, workshop.

The National Art Gallery is not open any more, it is basically just an empty space. Hopefully a national art gallery will be made available at some point.

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

Very helpful employees, who explained who painted these paintings. Gallery is ongoing reconstruction, only a part is open, but free..

The place had some beautiful, centuries old paintings. Unfortunately the place does not seem to be maintained that well. It's a shame really.