On February 27, 1801, a year after moving from
the temporary National Capital at Philadelphia to the City of Washington, the United States Congress organized the area as a subdivision of the District named Alexandria County.
In the
capital Colombo, the government - run
National Art Gallery (NAG), which houses a permanent collection of traditional Sri Lankan paintings, does occasionally hold
temporary exhibitions of more contemporary art, including one display of more than 100 paintings and sculptures by local artists (2/28 — 3/4).