Museum · New Delhi, Delhi
Sanskriti Museums, Sanskriti Kendra
Three small museums in an artists' village on the southern edge of Delhi: everyday art, Indian terracotta and textiles. Set in eight acres of garden at Anandagram.
See first
- The Museum of Everyday Art: toys, nutcrackers, spoons, home shrines
- The Museum of Indian Terracotta, with more than 1,500 objects
- The Textile Museum
Sanskriti Kendra is at Anandagram, an artists’ complex of eight acres off the Mehrauli–Gurgaon Road near Aya Nagar, about 10 km south of central Delhi. The nearest metro station is Arjan Garh on the Yellow Line. It is run by the Sanskriti Foundation, a non-profit set up by O. P. Jain, and alongside the museums it keeps residential studios, a library, an amphitheatre and a gallery for artists in residence.
The three museums are each small and each clear about what they are for. The Museum of Everyday Art holds the things people use at home, toys, nutcrackers, cups, spoons, shrines, made by craftsmen with care beyond their function. The Museum of Indian Terracotta holds more than 1,500 figures and objects from Adivasi makers across India. The Textile Museum covers the country’s weaving and embroidery.
It is a good place to learn to look at the made world before going back to the paintings.