|
HSBC
creates awareness on Sri Lanka’s ancient culture
and heritage
HSBC together with the Colombo National Museum organised
a history tour to the Museum recently, as part of the
Bank’s corporate social responsibility initiative
for staff members and their children. The programme
was held with the intention of educating young children
on the importance of preserving our rich culture and
heritage. The tour encompassed a detailed explanation
of key artefacts, the history behind each gallery and
its time span, helping to generate enthusiasm and appreciation
of our ancient history.
More than 45 staff members and their children were accompanied
by Museum officials, explaining the collection of valuable
illustrations of culture. The total number of antiques
deposited in the museum, now exceed over one hundred
thousand and the throne, sword, crown, sceptre and foot
stool used by King Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe, which depicts
the prosperity of the Kandy period, was a favourite
with the children.
A happy and contended parent employee commented “We
are really proud to be working for a Bank that goes
the extra mile to involve our families in its various
CSR projects. The children were really pleased with
what they saw and have learnt a great deal about history
and Sri Lankan culture and we thank the officials of
the Colombo National Museum for granting us permission
to initiate such a project which is of immense value.”
Apart from an exciting tour, the children were requested
to draw in an artefact of their choice that was most
interesting and appealing. The children were also given
a T-shirt to mark the occasion.
HSBC takes pride in developing the culture and traditions
of Sri Lanka, and in association with the Department
of National Museums, has played a key role in preserving
and presenting the rich cultural diversity of our heritage.
To date, five galleries at the Colombo National Museum
have been restored to reflect their former glory. These
include the Anuradhapura gallery, Polonnaruwa gallery,
Transitional and Kandy gallery, stone gallery and the
arts and crafts gallery, with the sixth gallery; coins,
arms and ammunition presently being renovated.
|
