Crafts Museum

Crafts Museum

Home to numerous artworks and artefacts, the Crafts Museum at Pragati Maidan was developed mainly as a reference centre for the craftsmen of the country to help and encourage them. A collection of over 20,000 items of folk and tribal arts, crafts and textiles from various parts of the country can be found here. The main attractions include bronze images, lamps and incense burners, ritual accessories, utensils, carvings, papier mâché, ivories, dolls, toys, puppets, masks, jewellery, paintings, terracotta and textiles.

The Textile Gallery showcases the amazing textile heritage of the country. Saris like Chanderi, Kota, Ikat, Benarasi, Taant, Paithani, Valkalam, Bandhej and Kanjivaram are on display. Embroidered clothes such as Lucknowi Chikan, Kantha of Bengal, Punjab’s Phulkari and many more beautiful pieces can be seen here.

Designed by Charles Correa, the museum also houses various styles of huts found throughout the country, thus introducing the

visitors to “rural” India.

There is a “visual store” for reference with about 15,000 objects, which can be used by scholars, designers, craftsmen and others for study and research. The

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