The Crafts
Museum complex is a charming oasis in the midst of the hustle and bustle
of Delhi. Mud huts with painted walls and thatched roofs, courtyards,
terracotta horses recreating village shrines, craftsmen at work are some
of the elements that add to the rural ambience of the place. Within the
museum itself are examples of traditional Indian crafts, wooden carvings
and images, metalware, especially ewe perdue objects from Bastar, West
Bengal and Bihar, clay and terracotta pots, toys and images, folk and
tribal paintings, jewellery and textiles. Some of the most outstanding
exhibits are the life size wooden buta figures which were discovered in an
abandoned rural shrine in Karnataka.
Crafts Museum (National
Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum)
Bhairon Road,
Pragati Maidan
New Delhi 110 001
Timings: July to September:9.30 am to
5.00 pm October to June: 9.30 am to 6.00 pm
Closed on Mondays
and national holidays.
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