Calico Museum in Ahmedabad

Calico Museum in Ahmedabad

The Calico Museum in Ahmedabad is one of the finest textile museums of the world, housed in one of the state's famous carved wooden havelis. It houses a magnificent collection of rare textiles dating back to the 17 th century. One of the best museums in Ahmedabad , the Calico Museum also has an excellent reference library on textiles. This museum located in Sarabhai Foundation at Shahibagh was built in 1949. You can enjoy the grand collections of furniture, temple artifacts and crafts of different parts of India alongside the textiles. Apart from these the Calico Museum in Ahmedabad hosts no less than five centuries of finest fabrics spun, woven, printed and painted in different parts of India. You can enjoy the priceless collection of marble, sandstone, and bronze icons and busts split in 2 thematic sections, the gallery for religious textiles and the gallery for historical textiles. The reference library on textiles provides you valuable insights on how and where many textile arts emerged and many different aspects of the textiles themselves.

The fabulous collection of the Calico Museum in Ahmedabad includes colorful, embroidered wall hangings stretching from second floor to ground level depicting many forms of arts such as Krishna legends. Here you will find the works from many states on India displayed together, the textiles decorated with tie and dye, glinting mirror work, screen prints, block prints and intricate embroidery. You will find the embroidered tent and robes of Shah Jahan, along with elaborate carpets and plump cushions that once adorned Muslim palaces. The Jain Section is one of the splendid parts of Calico Museum in Ahmedabad to see and also one of the finest authorities on Jain culture in India. It features statues housed in a replica Haveli Temple along with centuries-old manuscripts and mandalas painted on palm leaves. The specialties on display at Calico Museum in Ahmedabad includes Kashmiri shawls, Kullu embroidery, glittering silk brocades from Varanasi, folk art from the Punjab, and masks and large wooden temple cars (processional vehicles) from Tamil Nadu. The spectacular wooden havelis from Patna and Siddhpur house magnificent displays of tribal art such as Kachchhi silk and cotton mashru weavings. Clear and labeled models and diagrams explain the weaving, dyeing and embroidery processes. Some spectacular displays like the best examples of Patola Saris woven in Patan as well as the extravagant Zari work that gilds saris in heavy gold stitching which weigh almost 9 kilos, will not fail to amaze you.

One of the finest textile museums worldwide, the Calico Museum in Ahmedabad will not fail awe you. If you are making plans to visit Ahmedabad make it a point to visit the museum for a new experience.

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