Committed to preserving the memory of the nation. Official account of the Department of National Archives, Sri Lanka.
Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka National Archives retweeted
#IAW2026 WEBINAR
Archives & Records Management Education in Sri Lanka: A Step Towards Accountability & Transparency
Registration: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
#ArchivesForJustice #srilanka #lka
Sri Lanka National Archives retweeted
When Cyclone Ditwah swept through Sri Lanka in November, it damaged tens of thousands of official documents. Four months later, teams are still trying to salvage everything from birth certificates to land deeds.
Al Jazeera’s Minelle Fernandez reports.
Sri Lanka National Archives retweeted
Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Entrusts Over a Century of Business History to the National Archives
Read more : tinyurl.com/u7yyvksn
Sri Lanka National Archives retweeted
Solidarity in action to preserve archives, a patrimony of the nation, damaged by #CycloneDitwah Great to see UN & private sector comming together to support @SL_Archives @unescoindia @CeylonChamber @UNSriLanka
Thank you, @UNESCO @ICArchiv @aitkenspence Hayleys Advantis, Cultural Heritage Disaster Risk Management Centre (Japan), Regius International, District Grand Lodge of Sri Lanka, United Motors...
This global effort can grow! E-mail: [email protected].
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Sri Lanka National Archives retweeted
🆘 URGENT: Sri Lanka’s National Archives is seeking FREEZER facilities to save flood-damaged public records.
These include deeds, court files, land registries, financial records and documents needed for citizenship, pensions and legal ownership. Without freezing, mould will destroy them.
If you can provide freezer space or mobile freezer units, contact 24/7:
📞 077 6815551
Senior Archivist – Anuradha Adikaram
Help protect the legal identity and history of our people.
Sri Lanka National Archives retweeted
🤔 Curious about the origins of the Sinhala-Tamil New Year holiday? It became official in Sri Lanka way back in 1885!
On March 27, 1885, the holiday was published in the Gazette as follows:
Sri Lanka National Archives retweeted
FHF film conservator Pravin Singh Sisodia conducted a practical session on 'Film Repair' at 'Archiving the Image – From Conservation to the Screen’ Workshop on Film Programming and Photograph & Film Conservation in Sri Lanka...
Sri Lanka National Archives retweeted
FHF in collaboration with the Sri Lanka National Archives and National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka will conduct our next training programme - Workshop on Film Programming and Photograph & Film Conservation in Colombo from April 7 - 9, 2025.
Sri Lanka National Archives retweeted
We're celebrating #IAW2024 next week! Catch this discussion on the Framework for NARM legislation in #srilanka. @her_narratives & @nvnugawela in conversation with Mirak Raheem. Registration (in-person & online): shorturl.at/3skol (limited seating) & shorturl.at/9LdRF
Sri Lanka National Archives retweeted
Get searching 🔍 and let us know what you find!
Direct access to the transcriptions via 🔗: transcriptions.globalise.huy…
And it is launched! Transcriptions of 5 mln scans are now available in our viewer via lab.globalise.huygens.knaw.n… Search the VOC archives 'copied letters' (OBP), and explore information it holds for colonial and local histories. Also feel free to share feedback with us @_GLOBALISE
Sri Lanka National Archives retweeted
Indeed very excited to see the collection by H.C.P Bell @SL_Archives. Very important documents for both Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Hope we can start collaboration between @ArchivesMv and @SL_Archives soon on exchange of information and expertise. @faresAmiru @her_narratives
Honoured to welcome a delegation from the Maldives govt, led by Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage @yumna_maumoon and @ManadhooThoriq, at @SL_Archives today! We witnessed their excitement as they explored H.C.P. Bell's treasure trove of Maldives records. #ArchivalCooperation
Sri Lanka National Archives retweeted
#ArchivesMatter and So Do Archivists by Uditha Devapriya
Read the full article here:
groundviews.org/2023/06/16/a… #lka #SriLanka #Governance #archives #History
Sri Lanka National Archives retweeted
It was an honor to attend the ceremony held to celebrate the International Archives Day, hosted by the #SriLanka National Archives, @SL_Archives
Look forward on expanding our partnership in areas of mutual interest.
@ArchivesMv @MDVinSriLanka
Sri Lanka National Archives retweeted
Film cans that were once repositories of cinema now holding up shanty roofs and repurposed as utensils - spotted by the FHF team on their recent rescue mission to save films in the bylanes of Mumbai. Photo credit - Kanishka Ingle
Sri Lanka National Archives retweeted
#OTD 75 years ago Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) became an independent dominion within the British Commonwealth. The Illustrated London News, 21 February 1948, pictures the opening of the newly independent parliament bit.ly/3HhDuNT #SriLankanHistory #SriLanka
ALT Sepia toned photograph showing a large room with rows and rows of seating. On a raised platform, the Duke of Gloucester sits in a white uniform behind a microphone, the Duchess of Gloucester seated beside him. Other dignitaries sit and stand on the platform.
Sri Lanka National Archives retweeted
President @RW_UNP yesterday (04).
A collection of newspaper front pages reflecting unique moments in history related to the freedom struggle between1919-1972 was presented to the President by Director General of the @SL_Archives, Dr. Nadira Rupasingha. (2/5)
Sri Lanka National Archives retweeted
Have you seen the Kandyan Convention of 1815? If not, we invite you to visit the special exhibition to be held at the National Museum from 04 Feb to 10 Feb. You can view a collection of documents never before exhibited to the public and museum objects.
Sri Lanka National Archives retweeted
ජාතික ලේඛනාරක්ෂක දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව, ICTA හා එක්ව විශ්වාසදායක ඩිජිටල් කෝෂ්ඨාගාරයක් ස්ථාපිත කිරීමට ව්යාපෘතියක් ආරම්භ කර ඇත. එම ව්යාපෘතිය හරහා තොරතුරුවල අනන්යතාවය, අඛණ්ඩතාවය සහ ගුණාත්මකභාවය සහතික කිරීම මගින් වඩා පුළුල් සේවාවන් මහජනතාවට ලබා දීමට බලාපොරොත්තු වේ.
Sri Lanka National Archives retweeted
VAN CAENEGEM PRIZE 2020: Dr. Nadeera RUPESINGHE (Sri Lanka National Archives)
@RoutledgeLaw
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Sri Lanka National Archives retweeted
Can we use digitally signed documents to support WFH and what is the legal basis for such communications in Sri Lanka? Watch as Jayantha Fernando- Director (Legal) at the ICT Agency of Sri Lanka weighs in with industry experts on this topic.
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