A bejeweled cannon and other art will head home to Sri Lanka from Netherlands museum Sri Lanka’s foreign minister Ali Sabry addresses the media in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, July 10, 2023.

After three years of preparation, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka will open to the public in Colombo tomorrow. It is the first museum devoted to 20th and 21st century art in ...

COLOMBO – Sri Lanka's foreign minister said Monday that his country welcomes the Netherlands' plan to return hundreds of colonial-era artifacts — including a bejeweled, ceremonial cannon ...

Posted: Jul 10, 2023 / 09:11 AM EDT Updated: Jul 10, 2023 / 09:16 AM EDT Sri Lanka’s foreign minister Ali Sabry addresses the media in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, July 10, 2023.

Under the plan, Sri Lanka is to receive six artifacts, including the cannon and guns currently in the collection of the National Museum of World Cultures and the Rijksmuseum.