Lionel Wendt Art Centre
The Lionel Wendt Art Centre is a major art centre and theatre in Colombo, Sri Lanka, dedicated to the memory of Sri Lankan photographic artist Lionel Wendt.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Theater building
- Also known as: “Lionel Wendt”
- Address: Premasiri Khemadasa Mawatha (Guilford Crescent), Colombo 7 (Cinnamon Gardens)
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colombo National Museum and Navarangahala.
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 400 metres north of Lionel Wendt Art Centre.
Navarangahala
Theater building
The Navarangahala, in Colombo, is one of the main national theatres of Sri Lanka. Navarangahala is situated 300 metres south of Lionel Wendt Art Centre.
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. Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre is situated 520 metres northeast of Lionel Wendt Art Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Slave Island and Nawala.
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.
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 east of Lionel Wendt Art Centre.
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.
Lionel Wendt Art Centre
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kurunduwatta1, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.90681° or 6° 54′ 25″ northLongitude
79.86071° or 79° 51′ 39″ eastOpen location code
6JRXWV46+P7OpenStreetMap ID
way 528915401OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q557563
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In Other Languages
From Sinhala to Spanish—“Lionel Wendt Art Centre” goes by many names.
- Sinhala: “ලයනල් වෙන්ඩ්ට් කලා කේන්ද් ර”
- Sinhala: “ලයනල් වෙන්ඩ්ට් කලා කේන්ද්ර”
- Spanish: “Centro de arte Lionel Wendt”
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