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Calico Museum of Textiles, Ahmedabad

Location :- Ahemedabad, Gujarat
Timings :- Its open daily except Wednesday from 10:30 am to 2:45 pm.

 Calico Museum of Textiles

Established in 1948, the Calico Museum of Textiles is un doubtedly one of India's leading museums for textiles. Its superb collection of textiles is further enhanced by a fine collection of pichhwais and patachitras (paintings on cloth). The museum is housed in two buildings , one displaying textiles of religious significance and the other traditional court fabrics, tents, carpets and costumes.
Three buildings with traditional carved wooden facades located around the chowk house the courtly or secular pieces like carpets, embroidered and decorated shamianas, wall hangings and costumes. Ther is an excellent display of phulkaris from Punjab, Kalamkaris from Andhra and saris. A significant gallery presents the different weaving techniques with the help of samples,  technical notes and their relation to the different sects.

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