Lionel Wendt Art Centre, Arts and theatre complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The Lionel Wendt Art Centre is an arts complex in central Colombo featuring exhibition galleries and performance spaces arranged across multiple levels. The main theatre provides seating for approximately 600 people, with an additional smaller studio creating flexible venues for different types of events.

The centre grew out of exhibitions held at Lionel Wendt's home, including two after his death in 1944. His brother Harry planned a memorial centre but died a year later, and their friend Harold Peiris completed the building. The theatre opened on 12 December 1953 with Maxim Gorky's "The Lower Depths", starring Iranganie Serasinghe and produced by E. F. C. Ludowyk.

The centre is named after Lionel Wendt, whose second and third exhibitions were held at his home after his death in 1944. One gallery honours Harold Peiris, the friend who completed the building. The theatre opened on 12 December 1953 with Maxim Gorky's "The Lower Depths", starring Iranganie Serasinghe and produced by E. F. C. Ludowyk. Later productions included Ediriweera Sarachchandra's "Maname" (1956) and Chitrasena's "Karadiya" (1961).

The complex is centrally located in Colombo and easily walkable from the city centre. Visitors should check what events are scheduled during their visit, as the programme changes regularly.

The centre's two galleries are named after different people: the ground-floor Lionel Wendt Gallery honours the photographer, while the upper-floor Harold Peiris Gallery is named for the friend who completed the building after both Wendt and his brother Harry died.