The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Russia participated in the opening ceremony of the exhibition “Tea? Coffee? Spirit and Traditions of Hospitality”, in the town of Torzhok, Tver region on 17 October 2023.
The event was organized in collaboration with the Russian Association for International Cooperation, the Art Project Via Artist’s Eyes, the Museum House of the Susloparovs and the Embassy of Indonesia in Russia. The platform for the exhibition was granted by the All-Russian Historical and Ethnographic Museum Pozharsky Hotel.
The opening ceremony was graced by Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Russia Prof. Janitha A. Liyanage and Ambassador of Indonesia to Russia Jose Antonio Morato Tavares. Acting Head of Torzhok town Anna Borunova, Head of Torzhok District of Tver region Elena Hohlova, Deputy Minister of Tourism of Tver region Nadezhda Vyskubova, Director of the All-Russian Historical and Ethnographic Museum Irina Zhukova, and other Russian officials were among the participants.
The guests of the opening ceremony enjoyed traditional as well as modern Sri Lankan dances and songs performed by the talented Sri Lankan students of the Tver State Medical University. The guests also had the opportunity to taste Ceylon tea and explore Sri Lankan culture and history through traditional design and handicraft items. The event displayed Sri Lankan batik paintings, well-crafted ornaments, indigenous masks, traditional musical instruments, eloquently replicated Kandyan bridal dress and elements of Sri Lankan hospitality and culture.
The Embassy of Sri Lanka
Moscow
31 October 2023
