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Sanskriti Kendra Museum Established 1990 Location Sanskriti Kendra, Aya Nagar, Mehrauli–Gurgaon Road
Delhi, IndiaCurator O.P. Jain Website Official website 
Museum of Indian Terracotta, Sanskriti Kendra, Anandagram, New Delhi
Terracotta statues at Sanskriti Kendra Museum, DelhiSanskriti Kendra Museum is a set of three museums namely, Museum of ‘Everyday Art’, Museum of Indian Terracotta (tribal art) and Textile Museum. It is housed within Sanskriti Kendra complex,[1] at Anandgram, an artist village complex, spread over eight acres, situated 10 km south of New Delhi,[2][3] near Aya Nagar on Mehrauli–Gurgaon Road, on the outskirts of Delhi.[4]
The museum was founded by, O.P. Jain [5] in 1990, under the ageis of 'Sanskriti Foundation', a New Delhi-based non-profit organization established in 1978.
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Sanskriti Foundation
Sanskriti Pratishthan, or Sanskriti Foundation is a non-profit culture and arts promotion organization in Delhi set up in 1979, by people like O P Jain, L. M. Singhvi, Dr A M Singhvi and Sudarshan Agarwal, though the construction of the Kendra began only in 1989. Today the foundation also runs artist-in-residence programs here, and workshop for scholars, artists and craftsmen, plus it has residential studios, a library, an amphitheatre and an art gallery [6]
As its first project, the foundation instituted the 'Sanskriti Awards' in 1979, given to promising young talent in the group of 20–35 years, in five major fields, Literature, the Arts, Music, Dance, Theatre, Journalism and Social/Cultural Achievement.[7][8]
'Museum of Indian Terracotta'
This Museum has over 1,500 objects of terracotta art, sculptures and figurines from the tribal areas of India, displayed in the backdrop of the respective tribal arts.[9]
Museum of ‘Everyday Art’
Warli Painting, at Sanskriti Kendra Museum.
It houses a collection of what is called "Everyday Arts", where artisans turn the functional everyday household object like toys, nutcrackers, cups, saucers, spoons, and home shrines, articles of worship, into the works of art.[5]
Textile Museum
A showcase of the best of, and the most diverse of Indian textile heritage.
Museums are open from 10 AM to 5 PM on all days except Mondays and Public Holidays.
References
- ^ Sanskriti Museums Sanskriti foundation official website.
- ^ Sanskriti Kendra Terracotta & Metal Museum Delhi Museums, Official website of Delhi Government.
- ^ Sanskriti Foundation
- ^ Delhi city guide, by Eicher Goodearth Limited, Delhi Tourism. Publisher Eicher Goodearth Limited, 1998. ISBN 8190060120. pp 238.
- ^ a b WHAT'S DOING IN; Delhi Travel , New York Times, November 30, 2003.
- ^ Sanskriti Kendra
- ^ Sanskriti Foundation, An Introduction
- ^ In The Name Of Legacy Financial Express, January 26, 2003.
- ^ Tales in terracotta: Set up in 1990, the Sanskriti Museum has contexualised and documented terracotta from all parts of the country, Indian Express, 15 May 2005.
External links
Museums in Delhi Air Force Museum • Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum • Gandhi Smriti • Ghalib Museum • National Gandhi Museum • National Museum • National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum • National Museum of Natural History • National Philatelic Museum • National Police Museum • National Rail Museum • National Science Centre • Sanskriti Kendra Museum • Shankar's International Dolls Museum •
Categories:- Museums in Delhi
- Decorative arts museums
- Textile museums
- Museums established in 1990
- Art museums and galleries in India
- Textile industry of India
- Terracotta
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