Gujarat has the
largest number of museums in India as compared
to any other State. These are located at Ahmedabad,
Vadodara, Surat, Dharampur, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Amreli,
Bhavnagar, Junagadh, Prabhas-Patan, Bhuj and several
other places.The Government of Gujarat has established
a separate Department of Museums directly under
its own administrative care and control, with
a view to reorganizing and developing them and
popularizing through them a study of Art, Archaeology
and Science, besides developing a wide aesthetic
sense among students and the lay public. The administrative
centre of this unit is located at the Museum and
Picture Gallery, Vadodara, which is the Principal
State museum and the nucleus from which all activities
emanate.
Vadodara Museum, Vadodara
Maharaja Fatehsingh Museum, Vadodara
Gandhi Museum, Bhavnagar
Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya, Ahmedabad
Calico Museum of Textiles, Ahmedabad |
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Vadodara
Museum: Vadodara
The museum has a varied collection while
the gallery has Moghul miniatures and also
a collection of European masters.Located
in the popular Sayaji Bagh, the museum houses
a collection which belonged to the former
maharaja Sayaji Rao Gaekwad. for details..
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Maharaja
Fatehsingh Museum : Vadodara
The Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum, located
in the sprawling grounds of the palace complex,
is a multi purpose museum and houses the
Gaekwad family's rich collection of an treasures.In
the museum royal art collection includes
European works by Raphael, and exhibits
of Graeco-Roman, Chinese and Japanese art
as well as Indian exhibits |
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Gandhi
Museum : Bhavnagar
The Gandhi Museum displayed are documents,
letters and Gandhiji's personal relics.
The collection of audio-visual material
includes microfilms, a voice library, prayers
and lecture records. These recreate the
significant events of Gandhiji's life. |
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Gandhi
Smarak Sangrahalaya : Ahmedabad
The museum's main objective was to house
the personal memorabilia of Mahatma Gandhi.
There are books, manuscripts and photostat
copies of his correspondence, photographs
of Gandhiji with his wife Kasturba and other
ashram associates. |
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Calico
Museum of Textiles : Ahmedabad
The Calico Museum of Textiles established
in 1948 which is one of India's leading
museums. The museum is housed in two buildings,
one displaying textiles of religious significance
and the other traditional court fabrics,
tents, carpets and costumes. The museum
endeavours to present its collection in
themes connected with the two great Indian
religions: Vaishnavism and Jainism. |
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