CALICO MUSEUM:
Calico Museum of textiles is one of the best museums in the world. Founded by Ms. Gira Sarabhai, the
museum exhibits an enormous collection of fabrics, which are collected from all over the country.
It was founded by the industrialist Gautam Sarabhai and his sister Gira Sarabhai in 1949. It has also
an excellent reference library on textiles. Among exhibits Kashmiri shawls, Kullu embroidery,
glittering silk brocades from Varanasi, folk art from the Punjab and masks and large wooden temple
cars from Tamil Nadu are displayed in spectacular wooden 'havelis' from Patna and Siddhpur. There are
clear and labeled models and diagrams explaining the weaving, dyeing and embroidery processes.
VISHALLA UTENSILS MUSEUM:
It is a rare museum of its kind, located at Juhapura. which has various kinds of utensils in large
collection from all over India. There are various collection of cooking utensils at the in the compound
of the Vishalla restaurant. The museum includes nutcrackers, knives, cooking vessels and various other
utensils.
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