Location of Shilpgram Museum, Attractions of Shilpgram Museum.
Location of Shilpgram Museum:
This Museum is located at a distance of 3 Km West of Udaipur City near Village Havala in the Rural Arts and Crafts Complex, also called the Shilpgram which literally means a Craftsmen’s Village in District Udaipur, Rajasthan.
Attractions of Shilpgram Museum:
It was set up by the West Zone Cultural Centre, Udaipur. It is a living ethnographic Museum which depicts the life style, traditions, customs and folk arts of the rural and tribal people of the five West Zone States of India (Rajasthan, Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Daman and Diu) and showcases the diversity in art, craft and culture between various Indian States.
It comprises of 26 huts set in 70 acres of natural surroundings at the foot of the Aravalli Hills. These huts have been constructed in the traditional architectural style using mud and local building material to reflect the geographical and ethnic diversity of the different States of West zone of India. There are 5 huts representing the State of Rajasthan, 7 huts representing the State of Gujarat, 5 Huts representing the State of Goa, 5 huts representing the State of Maharashtra and 2 huts representing Daman and Diu. The rural artisans and folk artists reside here and perform in the natural surroundings in a village environment. The major attraction here is the exquisite terracotta work in dark red and dark brown sand material along with the wooden carvings and simple objects of everyday use.
The Museum invites the urban ceramists, potters, designers and visual artists to work with their rural counterparts for creating works of everyday art, which are then put up for exhibition and also for sale to visitors. So this place provides an excellent opportunity to purchase the handicrafts directly from the artisans.
A fair named ‘Shilpgram Utsav’ is organised here by the West Zone Cultural Centre, Udaipur every year from 23rd December to 1st January, during which the open air Amphitheatre with a seating capacity of about 8,000 brings alive the performing arts of the region. It is a National annual art and craft fair organised in rural surroundings amidst the ethnic atmosphere of Shilpgram, which attracts thousands of visitors both from within the Country and abroad.
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