The exhibition will be housed in Colombos Lionel Wendt till the 28th of this month after which it will

begin its tour of Sri Lanka. Upon the completion of this tour, the entire exhibit will be handed over to the Ministry of Heritage. On display are high At a launch presided over by Minister of National Heritage Jagath Balasuriya and British High Commissioner John Rankin, the exhibition A Return to Sri Lanka was declared open. quality digital facsimiles of photographs, maps, sketches, paintings of Sri Lankas people, places and flora and fauna. Covering 300 years of Sri Lankas interactions with colonial powers such as the Portuguese, the Dutch and the British, each image provides a window through which we can examine the island as seen through foreign eyes. The 150 odd images that will make up the exhibit are drawn from the collections of the British Library, the Victoria and Albert Museums, the Natural History Museum, London and the National Museum, Colombo. Return to Sri Lanka is produced in collaboration by the British Library and the British Council (Sri

Lanka), with funding provided by the World Collections Programme. Exhibition dates and venues: Lionel Wendt Gallery September 14 - 28, Jaffna Public Library October 5 -19, Kandy City Centre October 24 -November 6, Galle Municipal Council November 11- 24.