Lecture by Dr. Asoka de Zoysa

The 38 th lecture in the Monthly Lecture series of the National Trust of Sri Lanka will be held at the HNB Auditorium, 22nd Floor, HNB Towers, 479 T.B. Jayah Mawatha, Colombo 10 at 6.30 pm on Thursday (March 29). Costume historians observe how items of dress and accessories have been used to cover parts of the body and embellish the figure.

Paintings, drawings and photographs show how fashion has changed over the past four centuries in the west. This lecture takes a selection of Buddhist temple paintings from the mid 18th century to early 20th century to survey how the female form was depicted over the years of colonization. The lecture will be delivered by Professor in German Studies at the University of Kelaniya,Dr. Asoka de Zoysa. He is also visiting lecturer at the University of Visual and Performing Arts and Consultant at the Academy of Design Colombo.

The lecture will be preceded by the launch of the book ' Flowering Plants commonly encountered in Sri Lankan Habitats' by Dr. Sriyanie Miththapala Dr. Siril Wijesundara and Dr. Janaki Galappatti published jointly by the National Trust – Sri Lanka and the Central Cultural Fund.

The National Trust – Sri Lanka conducts monthly lectures on the last Thursday of each month. The lectures are open to the public.

Further information could be obtained from the Trust Office at the Post Graduate Institute of Archaeology, 407, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7. Tel: 2682730.