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Barring the Calico Museum of Textiles and a handful of galleries, India lacks adequate or suitable homes for our textile archives. The absence points towards a lack of appreciation of our textile ...
The Calico Museum of Textiles, set up in 1949 under the aegis of Sarabhai Foundation, was originally housed at the Calico Mills — one of the city’s oldest mills set up in the 1880s.
Inaugurated by Nehru in 1949, the The Calico Museum of Textiles, housed in the former Sarabhai residence, remains a gem of collecting endeavour.
The Calico Museum of Textiles is a great place to learn about the history and techniques of textile production in India. Food lovers will also enjoy Ahmedabad's vibrant food scene.
One seed has germinated in a new museum. ... Such textiles, Nehru said in 1949 when inaugurating the Calico Museum of Textiles in Ahmedabad, form the leitmotif of every nation.
Less grandiose and more specialised is the privately managed Calico Museum of Te­­­xtiles, ... housing “religious textiles, as well as south Indian bronzes, Jaina art, ...
Textile artist Geeta Khandelwal rediscovers the traditional Maharaja attire representing them in miniature form. When textile artist Geeta Khandelwal got bored of making quilts, which she has been ...