The first exhibition was held in November at the Russian Cultural Center and was inaugurated by the representative of Minister of Culture of Lebanon, Mrs. Nouhad Younes and the Director of Russian Cultural Centre Dr. Ayrat Akmetov, Diplomatic Officials, Balanchandran Tharman, Ambassador of Malaysia, Honorary Consul of Singapore Joseph Habis and the representatives of the Sri Lankan organizations in Lebanon, as well as the Lebanese community.   
 

This was the first ever modern contemporary Sri Lankan painting exhibition held in Lebanon. It consisted of forty seven beautiful pictures depicting Sri Lankan village life, scenic beauty and landscape .The Embassy organized this exhibition also as a part of its annual bi-lateral cultural promotion program , where the Embassy was able to showcase Sri Lankan’s culture among Lebanese community. This event also brought Sri Lankan community, Lebanese community and the Police Department of two countries closer to each other.

The 2nd exhibition was organized at the Department   of Police under the patronage of the Chief of Police Beirut, with the participation of about 500 police officers.  This exhibition was an historical event since it was the first event organized between the Embassy and the Police department.

The 3rd day was organized at the Official Residence of the the Ambassador for the Diplomatic Spouses Association (DSAL) in Lebanon which was inaugurated by the Chairman of DSAL Mrs. Gowri Balachandran along with 25 members of the DSAl in Lebanon.

Mrs. Sriyani Kanchana, who browsed the social media and accidently saw the facebook of Pradeep de Silva and brought it to the notice of the Ambassador and made a request to assist him. Another Sri Lankan Community member, Mrs. Malkanthi de Silva also came forth to assist Pradeep de Silva from her personal contribution to cover the cost of paintings.  In conclusion Embassy was able to donate US$ 3720/- for the above project.