The Museums of Everyday Art, Indian Terracotta and
Textiles are a conduit for the preservation and presentation
of indigenous heritage, craftsmanship, aesthetic functionality
and cultural practices.
Tradition and modernity are not two separate categories
- one transmutes into another. The preservation of cultural
heritage, therefore, has its own validity. The museums
at Sanskriti are a base for such preservation as great
attention has been given to the socio-cultural context
of the objects. Our vision is to build upon our collections
and to transform our Museums into a central resource hub
for all research on the art & craft traditions of
India in general, and particularly in our core areas of
terracotta, textiles and everyday objects. We would also
like to use the time to simultaneously review our interpretive
approach to our collections, taking into account the multiple
and changing perspectives within museology and museum
studies, using that to inform and further enrich our own
understanding of our collections, and then share that
with our visitors.
However, museums the worlds over are also widening their
scope from mere repositories and generators of knowledge,
into dynamic learning centers striving to be perceived
as active agents of cultural values. Thus Sanskriti Museums
and their spaces also play a pro-active role in dissemination
of information and creation of awareness amongst children,
students, artists, scholars, designers and the interested
public.
Museum
of Everyday Art
Museum
of Indian Teracotta
Museum
of Indian Textiles
For more information contact: museums@sanskritifoundation.org
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