National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

Join us for a weeklong Thematic Exhibition on North-Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms, starting from tomorrow!

Our talented little artists created some of the finest traditional pulp structures with Papier Mache! Creativity has no limits! Here are some of them in their process of achieving a new skill!

The Play with Clay workshop was a blast! Here are some glimpses of the beautiful pottery made by creative young minds. Presents and certificates were distributed among the participants!

The workshops go on in continuation till July 2nd! Tune in and join us.

The National Crafts Museum celebrates International Yoga Day by committing their body, mind and soul to the freshness and strength that Yoga brings. A stretch a day keeps the illnesses away! Happy Yoga Day!

Did you miss out on our incredible workshop?
These are a few glimpses of Day - 1 of our pottery workshop - Play with Clay!

Register soon for the second workshop, which is on Papier Mache.

Kids Alert! Inviding children to "Crafty Summers", where 5 crafts from 5 different states of India will be taught by Master Craftspersons with hands-on experience! Register soon!

Registration open for "Crafty Summers", an ensemble of Craft Worshops, going to be held exclusively in Crafts Museum from 18th June - 2nd July, 2023.
This is an initiative to by Crafts Museum to bring closer the practicing craftsmen of traditional Indian Handicrafts, and children.

Inviting children of ages 5-16 for "Crafty Summers", a group of Craft Worshops, going to be held exclusively in Crafts Museum from 18th June - 2nd July, 2023.
This is an initiative to by Crafts Museum to bring closer the practicing craftsmen of traditional Indian Handicrafts, and children.

On the occasion of Museum Day, we welcome you to the opening of the exhibition of Maniben Collection of Kathiawari Craft entitled "ABHLA - Reflection of Continuing Traditions of Kathiawar".

The exhibition is curated by Dr. A.K. Das and is open to all till 18th June, 2023. Please honor us with your visit to experience it.

A guided walkthrough of the museum will be held at on 16th May at 4:00 pm, led by Ms. Priya Chauhan.
This walkthrough will be open to all museum visitors. Kindly grace us with your visit to have this unique experience.

16th May, 2023 | 4:00 pm

Bringing you the most the experential exhibition in town.

Come and shop your hearts out & make reels of exhibition for a chance to win flight ticket to Goa!



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Kudos to the Modi Government for revitalising India's textile industry! The approval of the PM MITRA Parks will transform India's textile sector & help India become a global hub for a wide variety of textiles.




Thanks to PM Ji's vision & the efforts of textiles minister Ji. PM MITRA Parks will contribute to the development of top-notch industrial infrastructure, bring substantial FDI, promote innovation, & create jobs within the textile sector.


PM MITRA Parks is a practical replica of PM ji's 5F vision—Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign! It is indeed a significant step in making India a global centre for the production & export of traditional & technical textiles on a global scale.


PM MITRA Parks will usher in a new era of radical transformation in the Indian textiles sector. These parks will enhance the industry's competitiveness in terms of economies of scale and attract global players to make world-class textile products in India.


A remarkable decision for the Indian textiles industry, as the Govt. led by PM ji has approved 7 PM MITRA Parks. The step will not only draw investment but will also mitigate industry's logistics costs with world-class industrial infrastructure.


The approval of 7 PM MITRA Parks is a real boost to the Aatmanirbhar Bharat mission! It will create an integrated textile value chain at one location, scale up the investment, promote innovation, & reduce logistics costs.


Another big boost to Make in India & Aatmanirbhar Bharat! With an outlay of Rs 800 crores per park for greenfield projects & up to Rs 500 crores per park for brownfield projects, the Modi Govt. approved 7 Mega Integrated Textile Region & Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks.

Smt. Ganga Devi portraying the relationship of space and matter in the creation, represented as a very closely woven fabric, like a very large snake coiled up with touching its own body.
Through this painting, it is being conveyed that everything in this creation is possible only through the balance of polarities such as Black & White, Background & Foreground, Masculine & Feminine, etc.

Snake Diagram,
Smt. Ganga Devi
Ink on Paper,
1987-88
Crafts Museum Collection

A guided walkthrough of the exhibition "FINE COUNT - Indian Cotton Textiles" will be held at the museum on 31st December at 4:00 pm, led by Mayank Mansingh Kaul, the curator of this exhibition. This walkthrough will be open to all museum visitors. Kindly grace us with your visit to have this unique experience.

31st December, 2022 | 4:00 pm

The evergreen Sharmila Tagore visits Crafts Museum to see the ongoing special exhibition, "FINE COUNT - Indian Cotton Textiles".


Till 8th January, 2023
10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Glimpses of the plays "Pralay ki Chaya" and "Haanush" performed by group at .

Glimpses of the plays "Pralay ki Chaya" and "Haanush", performed by group at .

Hon'ble Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal inaugurated "Rangsutra Ä Contemporary Art Exhibition" at National Crafts Museum, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi on 15th October, 2022.

In the exhibition 50 paintings in different styles of 21 eminent artists of the country have been displayed. Few artists are world renowned and others are well known in the country. Thanks to Mrs. Archana Singh, Curator of this exhibition who by dint of her hard persuasion brought their contemporary artists in this museum.

Please honor us with your visit to this exhibition. It will remain open for the public from 11 am to 8 pm till 30th October, 2022..

The National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy, in collaboration with the eminent artists of India, invites you to the inauguration of RangSutra - Contemporary Art Exhibition, curated by Mrs. Archana Singh.

The exhibition will be inaugurated by Shri Piyush Goyal, Hon'ble Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution & Textiles, on 15th October, 2022 at 6:00 pm.

The exhibition will continue tiill 30th October, 2022.
11:00 am - 8:00 pm

Window shutter, pigment painting and lacquer on wood;. PrJodhpur, Rajasthan. c. mid 20th century.

All over Rajasthan, old buildings and palaces have beautifully painted window panels that depict scenes from local history and legends in the typical style of Rajasthani miniature painting.

The National Crafts Museum wishes everyone a very Happy Karvachauth!

CHARIOT, WOOD, MAHARASHTRA
Ceremonial chariots also called rath are the mobile shrines. These are used to take the processionof the worshipped or the non worshipped icons of the deities around the city or village. such chariots are pulled by the devotees with help of the thick ropes. These are inserted in the iron loops on the front and the back side. The deity is placed on the singllasa the platform. for the purpose. this is Ram Ratha (Incarnation of Lord Vishnu) showing images of Rama and his devotee on the front side under the carved canopy. Other carvings on four sides show other incarnations of Vishnu, musicians mythical animals etc.

Jain Cosmology – Painted
Paper, Pigment, Early 20th Century.

In Jain cosmology, the universe comprises two spaces: the Loka- Akasha meaning the 'world space', and the Aloka- akasha, meaning the non-world space. Also, the Loka Akash consists of several continents and the continent of human habitation is called Adai dweep.
The panel here presents the 'Adai-Dweep', the Jain temples and it's several other sub-layers.

Chhau dance is a traditional, semi classical dance which combines tribal stories and beliefs with martial arts and is popular in the Indian states of Orissa, Jharkhand and West Bengal. The stories enacted by the Chhau dancers include those from the Hindu epics like Ramayana, Mahabharata, the Puranas and other Indian literature. Also, the dance is traditionally an all males troupe.

Visit to see this energetic dance form Jharkhand.

Exhibitions such as Ganika are only possible with a rich history and a dedicated effort from the team.
We put together pieces of significance in a way that a poet arranges words, and display them for everyone so that they can relive the history.

In Ganika, we see how a rather simple artform such as dance influenced the lifestyle of 19th & 20th centuries in the form of paintings, jewellery, ghazals, movies and even matchbox covers!

We warmheartedly welcome you all to the museum to see this unique exhibition.

Till 28th October
10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Glimpses of the inauguration ceremony of Ganika, which was inaugurated by Shri Shantmanu, Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) on 28 September 2022.

Visit to see this unique exhibition dedicated to the dancers of Indian history, shedding light on the Visual Culture of 19th & 20th Centuries.

28th September - 28th October
10:00 am - 6:00 pm

in collaboration with Mati foundation has organised exhibition entitled Gannika which showcases the visual culture of the 19-20 century.

The exhibition was inaugurated by Shri Shantmanu, Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) on 28 September 2022. It will remain open to the public till 28 October 2022.

In the exhibition are displayed extremely rare collection of company period miniatures, mica paintings, lithographs, lobby cards, extiles, costumes and jewellery, postcards, film posters etc.

Grace us with your visit to see this unique exhibition.

A two-day Crafts Demonstration workshop of a few artistans of various crafts being held at . The programme is a collaborative event between O/o Development Commissioner (HC) and National Design Centre taking place at National Crafts Museum.

Ho**ah
Gold & Silver inlay, Bidri Craft
19th century

This Ho**ah is crafted by a process of inlaying metals known as Bidri craft which is a metal handicraft developed from 14th century in the city of Bidar in southern India.

The distinctive metalware and amazing inlay artwork are still the chief centre of attraction of the city.

Objects of Bidriware include boxes, hookahs, pen holders, vases and jewelery upon which geometrical motifs are inlayed.

Case study of textile objects with students and faculty of the National Museum Institute to discuss the various aspects of storage, preservation and conservation in .

The fundamental purpose of all Dance forms have been union with God. A Dancer symbolizes the knowledge of yoga with Mantras, yantras (body/cosmic movements), hand gestures and mudras to magnify thoughts and worship prophecies. The Gotipua tradition has always been a part of the rituals of Lord Jagannath.

राष्ट्रीय शिल्प संग्रहालय एवं हस्तकला अकादमी की ओर से आप सभी को हिंदी दिवस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। हमारी भाषा एक विशेष भाषा है जिसमें हर अक्षर की एक अपनी ही ध्वनि है। यह हमें हमारे मूलों, संस्कारों एवं इतिहास से मिलाती है।

चित्र में मौजूद वस्त्र में पंडित श्री माखनलाल चतुर्वेदी की कविता "पुष्प की अभिलाषा" की कढ़ाई की गई है। यह हमारी वस्त्र प्रदर्शनी में दर्शन हेतु प्रस्तुत है।

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A Kambira embroidered piece of textile from Rajasthan which is made from recycled cotton, displayed in our Textile Gallery. Keep visiting the museum to see more of our collection.

Crafts and craftspersons of the month, who will be in the museum for the month of September, in the Crafts Demonstration Programme.

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Crafts and craftspersons of the month, who will be in the museum for the month of September, in the Crafts Demonstration Programme.

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Wall paintings are often weathered by the passing of years, due to natural causes like rain, moisture, wind and sunlight.
In our , some of these wall paintings are being fixed by re-painting the missing elements like this worn-out Madhubani wall painting of Khobar Ghar, being re-painted.

Visit for Anubhooti - an art & photography exhibition from 8th - 11th September, 2022.

The inauguration ceremony is at 2:00 pm today which will include Shri Upendra Prasad Singh, Secretary (Textiles) to the Government of India as Chief Guest alongwith Shri Shiv Pratap Shukla, (Ex Minister of State for Finance & Member of Parliament (RS)), Shri Shyam Jaju (Ex Vice-President (BJP)) and Smt. Rama Upreti, (Chairperson, IAC).

Thanks to all the visitors for visiting Exim Bazaar held at National Crafts Museum from 3rd- 6th September, 2022. We hope that you might have visited the permanent galleries of the Museum like the Cultic Gallery.

We are happy to inform you that the Museum organizes regular Crafts demonstration programme and temporary exhibitions.

You are most welcome to visit the Crafts Museum with your family and friends.

The 9⃣th edition of the Exim Bazaar was inaugurated at the National Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy, New Delhi. The Bazaar was inaugurated by the Member or Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and Padma Vibhushan Awardee, Dr. Sonal Mansingh along with Shri U.P. Singh, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles.

The respected dignitaries from India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar also graced us with their presence during the occasion.

The continues till the 6th of September at the National Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy where you can meet 75 artisans from different parts of India.

Come and experience Indian heritage at its best.

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