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‘Germans in Dutch and British Ceylon’
 

EXHIBITION : “Germans in Dutch and British Ceylon”
Venue : Goethe Hall, German Cultural Centre
Date and time : 31st October - 10th November 2008
Opening hours : Monday to Friday: 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.Saturday and Sunday 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 PM

The exhibition of prints, engravings (mostly copies), books and photographs, from the 17th - 19th century attempts to encapsulate the visual response of artists, photographers and writers of German origin to Sri Lanka’s rich heritage, fauna, flora and peoples.

The exhibition is organised by Sri Lanka architect, Mr. Ismeth Raheem including the presentation of images; designing of the catalogue and writing the text under the patronage of the Goethe-Institut, Sri Lanka.

For the very first time such kind of an attempt has been made and it will certainly show the overwhelming extra ordinary interest of Intellectuals and Artists captivated by the nature and expatriate from this tropical island. This interest remains unabated also after the period chosen for this Exhibition and references up to 1900 as we know of great scholars coming in the foot prints of Wilhelm Geiger for their studies.

However, in the 20th century the interest becomes increasingly bilateral, as out of German Sri Lankan encounters resulted also the foundation of the 1stTheravada Buddhism House, in Berlin, Germany.

Official opening of the Exhibition on Friday, 31st October 2008, at 6.00 p.m. at the German Cultural Centre, 39, Gregorys Road, Colombo 7. by His Excellency, Mr. Jürgen Weerth, Ambassador for the Federal Republic of Germany in Sri Lanka.

Ismeth Raheem has chosen the following German Personalities Names:
1. Johann von der Behr (1615 - 1692) in Ceylon 1644 - 1650) Traveller/ Author
2. Johann Wolfgang Heydt in Ceylon (1744 - 1747)Traveller/ Author
3. Carl Hagenbeck (1844 - 1913) Zoologist
4. Ernst Haeckel (1834 - 1919) Zoologist / Philosopher
5. Wilhelm Geiger (1856 - 1943) Indologist

 

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