Monument – Calico Textile Museum, Ahmedabad
Built by – Gautam Sarabhai and Gira Sarabhai
Built in – 1949

“The Calico Textile Museum was founded in 1949 by industrialist Gautam Sarabhai and his sister Gira Sarabhai. The museum was designed to empower the vast textile heritage of India. Calico Museum is now a famous gallery housing beautiful textiles dating back to the 15th century. Till 1983, the museum was a part of the Calico Mills and was later shifted to Sarabhai House.

There are different types of galleries in the museum. In the Religious Textiles gallery, one can see an extensive collection of Vallabha Sampradaya, a known devotional philosophy. Also, there is a Historical Textile Gallery where Mughal carpets, weapons, and hamlets can be seen. The textile technique gallery and library house many books related to textiles and art.

Calico Museum brings history alive in its vast collection that recalls the grandeur of bygone eras. The museum has the finest collection of attires and fabrics like silk weaving, patolas, patalu shawls, scarves and sarees. Embroidery collections like Adhai Dvipi Pata, Jnana Baji Pata, Sarada Purnima, Govardhana, Dharana, Ramanavami and Gopastami are showcased in Calico Museum.

An exclusive museum collection attracts researchers, designers and tourists from across India.”

Photo Courtesy –  www.calicomuseum.org