Your kitchen lota, grandma’s shawl now museum pieces at Humayun’s Tomb
Your kitchen lota, grandma’s shawl now museum pieces at Humayun’s Tomb
AKTC
Media Source: Times of India
Date: 22 July 2026
The brass lota (water pot) from an Indian kitchen, a worn wooden toy, an old lock, a writing instrument or a grandmother’s embroidered shawl are not objects most people would expect to find in a museum. From 1 August, they will be displayed alongside some of India’s finest handwoven textiles at the Humayun’s Tomb World Heritage…
The brass lota (water pot) from an Indian kitchen, a worn wooden toy, an old lock, a writing instrument or a grandmother’s embroidered shawl are not objects most people would expect to find in a museum. From 1 August, they will be displayed alongside some of India’s finest handwoven textiles at the Humayun’s Tomb World Heritage Site museum, celebrating the country’s everyday heritage as part of its cultural legacy. The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), in collaboration with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), is reopening the Sanskriti Museum of Indian Textiles & Everyday Art, bringing together more than 2,500 objects, including over 500 rare textiles dating back to the 18th century, at the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The collection, gifted to the nation by the Sanskriti Foundation through IGNCA in 2023, goes beyond royal treasures and monumental art to showcase the objects that shaped everyday Indian life across generations.