The Sanskriti Museum of Indian Textiles and Everyday Art reopens in Delhi, preserving memories of the past and traditional design heritage
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The Humayun’s Tomb World Heritage Site Museum in Delhi is now home to the Sanskriti Museum of Indian Textiles & Everyday Art, containing over 2000 artefacts and 500 textiles, from the collections of art connoisseur and patron OP Jain
The Humayun’s Tomb World Heritage Site Museum in Delhi is now home to the Sanskriti Museum of Indian Textiles & Everyday Art, containing over 2000 artefacts and 500 textiles, from the collections of art connoisseur and patron OP Jain. On display is a collection comprising over 2000 artefacts and 500 textiles dating from the 18th…
The Humayun’s Tomb World Heritage Site Museum in Delhi is now home to the Sanskriti Museum of Indian Textiles & Everyday Art, containing over 2000 artefacts and 500 textiles, from the collections of art connoisseur and patron OP Jain. On display is a collection comprising over 2000 artefacts and 500 textiles dating from the 18th century onwards. Jain, now in his 90s and a noted art collector, patron and philanthropist, spent a lifetime collecting these objects and textiles which became part of the displays at Sanskriti Kendra, Anandgram, in Delhi. In 2023, the Sanskriti Board of Trustees gifted the collection to the nation through the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), which proposed its display at Humayun’s Tomb World Heritage Site Museum for an initial period of five years. The Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) has implemented the displays in collaboration with IGNCA, and the two organisations aim to continue collaborating on research, conservation and public programming focused on the collection.
