Visual & Performing Arts
Visual & Performing Arts is an university building in Kurunduwatta1, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Western Province. Visual & Performing Arts is situated nearby to the theater building Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, as well as near John De Silva Theatre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colombo National Museum and Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre.
Colombo National Museum
Museum
The Colombo National Museum, also known as the Sri Lanka National Museum, is a museum in Colombo and the largest in Sri Lanka. Founded in 1877 and maintained by the Department of National Museums, it holds collections of significant importance to Sri Lanka, such as the regalia of the Kandyan monarchs, as well as many other exhibits relating the country's cultural and natural heritage. Colombo National Museum is situated 170 metres west of Visual & Performing Arts.
Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Dhammikah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nelum Pokuna Theatre is a performing arts centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The theatre opened on 15 December 2011.
National Art Gallery
Museum
The National Art Gallery in Colombo, Sri Lanka was the first state-sponsored art gallery built in the country. 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. National Art Gallery is situated 140 metres northwest of Visual & Performing Arts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Slave Island and Colombo.
Slave Island
Village
Slave Island, officially known as Kompagngna Veediya, also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya and formerly known as Javanam Quarters during Dutch rule, is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka, located directly south of the Fort.
Colombo
Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka, and still perceived by many as the capital though the suburb of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is now the official capital.
Nawala
Village
Photo: Honeplus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nawala is an up-market residential suburb of Colombo, within the Kotte municipality in the western province of Sri Lanka, and is approximately 6 km south of Colombo City. Nawala is situated 3½ km southeast of Visual & Performing Arts.
Visual & Performing Arts
- Type: University building
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Kurunduwatta1, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.91027° or 6° 54′ 37″ northLongitude
79.86254° or 79° 51′ 45″ eastOpen location code
6JRXWV67+42OpenStreetMap ID
way 371204655OpenStreetMap feature
building=university
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include John De Silva Theatre and National Museum of Natural History.
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