Exploring handicrafts and handloom in Crafts Museum

Submitted by shivani on Thu, 11/02/2017 - 17:01
Description

Established in 1956, Crafts Museum owns a collection of roughly 33,000 artefacts and displays 5,000 objects including puppets, wooden and bronze sculptures, paper mache and everyday objects. The highlight of the museum is its textile gallery, which is one of a kind and often compared with Calico Museum, Ahmedabad. A tranquil oasis in a fast-paced city like Delhi, it’s truly magnificent. In this walk through the museum, join us to view a short documentary on the museum, take a walk through the open-air galleries for live interaction with skilled craftsmen and purchase collectibles from all over India.

This guided tour is for free.
· Meeting time: 9.45 am
· Nearest Metro Station: Pragati Maidan


Walk led by: Mushtak Khan


Things to keep in mind:
• Mandatory registration closes after 25 entries. 
(Step 1: Please like and share the page to register.
Step 2: Fill the form to confirm your registration
Link to registration form – https://goo.gl/bP3L5p )

After the online registration, do inform, through a text message or an email, before the walk, if you are unable to attend it.
Contact at: 9312127261 (Mushtak) 
Email us: [email protected]

· Entry: Rs 20 (Indians) and Rs 200 (Foreign nationals); to be purchased by participant.
· Photography restricted in some galleries. Permission required. 
· Valet parking available outside the museum for Rs 120. 
· Since the walk ends at noon, participants can have lunch at Cafe Lota after the walk if they desire to sample Indian cuisine (food/shopping expenses to be borne by the participant).

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Meeting Point/Venue
Cafe Lota, Pragati Maidan Bhairon Marg, New Delhi, Delhi 110001
Organizer
Sahapedia