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{{Infobox museum<br />
| name = National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum<br />
| image = शिल्प संग्रहालय का प्रवॅश द्वार.jpg<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|28.613551|77.24232|display=inline}}<br />
| established = 1956<br />
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| location = [[Pragati Maidan]], Bhairon Road<br />[[New Delhi]], [[India]]<br />
| type =<br />
| visitors =<br />
| Ruchira Ghose<br />
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| website = [http://nationalcraftsmuseum.nic.in/Welcome7.htm nationalcraftsmuseum.nic.in/]<br />
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The '''National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum''' (NHHM) commonly known as '''National Crafts Museum''' in [[New Delhi]] is one of the largest crafts [[museum]]s in [[India]].<br />
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It is run by the [[Ministry of Textiles (India)|Ministry of Textiles]], [[Government of India]]. The museum is situated on the corner of the [[Pragati Maidan]], facing the [[Purana Qila]] complex.<ref name=ter/><br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:Aiyanar Shrine Figure.jpg|thumb|left|[[Terracotta]] shrine figure of [[Aiyanar]], who is a male village guardian deity]]<br />
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It was set up over a period of 30 years starting in the 1950s and 60s by the efforts of [[Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay]], when the area was envisaged as an ethnographic space where craftsmen from various parts of India would come in to work towards preservation of various traditional arts and crafts. By the 1980s it already had a substantial collection, and in time the museum space gradually evolved and transformed into its present shape.<ref name=Jyotindra>{{cite book|first1=Jyotindra |last1=Jain |first2=Aarti |last2=Aggarwala|title=National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi|year=1989|publisher=Mapin Pub.|location=Ahmedabad|isbn=978-0-944142-23-3|pages=221|url=https://books.google.com/?id=e_fqAAAAMAAJ&q=national+handicrafts+museum+delhi+crafts&dq=national+handicrafts+museum+delhi+crafts}}</ref><br />
[[File:Village Complex Area, Crafts Museum, New Delhi.JPG|thumb|Village Complex Area, Crafts Museum, New Delhi]]<br />
[[File:शिल्प संग्रहालय का एक चित्रण.jpg|thumb|Entrance for Crafts Museum Galleries]]<br />
[[File:Michelle Obama at National Craft Museum, Delhi, 2010.jpg|thumb|[[Michelle Obama]] at National Craft Museum, Delhi, 2010.]]<br />
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Today the museum holds over 35,000 rare and distinctive pieces reflecting the continuing tradition of Indian craftsmen through painting, embroidery, textiles, various crafts of clay, stone and wood, all housed in a building designed between 1975 and 1990 by architect [[Charles Correa]],<ref name=ter>[http://texmin.nic.in/tex_10.htm National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619065723/http://texmin.nic.in/tex_10.htm |date=2009-06-19 }} [[Ministry of Textiles (India)|Ministry of Textiles]], [[Government of India]].</ref><ref>[http://nationalcraftsmuseum.nic.in/about_Museum.htm About Museum]</ref><ref>[http://www.hotels-new-delhi.com/tourist-attractions/museums-art-galleries/crafts-museum.html National Crafts Museum Delhi]</ref> incorporating traditional architectural vocabulary into a modern design.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/speechanddrama/charlescorrea_gallery.shtml?select=04#imagelink Charles Correa – Finding a New Indian Architecture] [[BBC Radio 3]].</ref><br />
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==Overview==<br />
Various galleries within the museum include the Tribal and Rural Craft Gallery, Gallery of Courtly Crafts, Textile Gallery, Gallery of Popular Culture etc.<ref>[http://www.bharatonline.com/delhi/museum/crafts-museum.html Crafts Museum]</ref> Some of its prized collection include, the 250-300-year-old, Bhoota Collection from Karnataka, rare [[Kashmiri people|Kashmiri]] 300-year-old ‘dushalas’, handkerchiefs from [[Chamba, Himachal Pradesh|Chamba]], known for their unique embroidery, rare brocade and Baluchari [[sari]]s, [[Kutch]] embroidery, precious metal jewellery and much more. The museum is popular for an exhaustive collection of textiles.<ref name=Austrian>{{cite book|last=(Hg.)|first=Gabriela Krist, Tatjana Bayerová|title=Heritage conservation and research in India : 60 years of Indo-Austrian collaboration|year=2010|publisher=Böhlau|location=Wien|isbn=978-3-205-78561-3|pages=184|url=https://books.google.com/?id=AqDKSZUEi6gC&dq=national+handicrafts+museum+delhi+crafts}}</ref><br />
The museum also houses a village complex spread over {{convert|5|acre|m2|adj=on}}, with 15 structures representing village dwellings, courtyards and shrines from different states of India, with items of day-to-day life displayed. The entire village complex is a remnant of a temporary exhibition on the theme of rural India, held in 1972. Today several traditional craftsmen in residence at the museum, can be seen working in a designated area within the museum complex, who also sell the crafts they create.<ref>[https://uthhan.gergstore.com/gallery.html Uthhan Gallery]</ref><br />
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Apart from the collection, the museum houses Research and Documentation facilities, a reference library, a conservation laboratory, a photo laboratory and an auditorium. It is open from 9.30 am to 5 pm, except on Mondays. It is accessible through [[Pragati Maidan]] [[Delhi Metro]] Station.<br />
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==Governance==<br />
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==Building==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:आंगन मंच थिएटर.JPG|Angan Manch Theatre<br />
File:शिल्प कला कौशल कार्यक्रम का क्षेत्र.JPG|Crafts Demonstration Area<br />
File:Chariot, Crafts Museum.JPG|Chariot<br />
File:Pigeon House.JPG|Pigeon House<br />
File:Kullu Hut.JPG|Kullu Hut<br />
</gallery><br />
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==Galleries==<br />
[[File:Exhibit in Craft Museum New Delhi.JPG|thumb|Exhibit in Craft Museum New Delhi]]<br />
The Crafts Museum has on display part of its permanent collection in its galleries of Bhuta Sculpture Gallery, Tribal & Folk Art, Ritual Craft Gallery, Courtly Craft & Textiles Gallery. The Village Complex also has open walls along the corridors & passages which are used as the canvas to display the painted traditions of several tribes of folk artisans. New folk artists come in every month from different parts of the country to paint on the museum's walls.<br />
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=== Paintings ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Woman with sitar, Crafts Museum, New Delhi, India.jpg|Woman with sitar<br />
File:Woman breast-feeding a boy, Crafts Museum, New Delhi, India.jpg|Woman breast-feeding a boy<br />
File:Wood painting, Crafts Museum, New Delhi, India.jpg|Lord Sham-Radhe<br />
File:Wood painting 2, Crafts Museum, New Delhi, India.jpg|Needs description<br />
File:Women with child, wood painting, Crafts Museum, New Delhi, India.jpg|Women with child, wood painting<br />
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===Bhuta Sculpture Gallery===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:भूता वीथी संग्रह्.jpg|View of the Bhuta Gallery<br />
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===Tribal & Folk Art===<br />
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===Ritual Craft Gallery===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:अनुष्ठानिक वीथी.jpg|Jain Shrine, Temple Gallery, Crafts Museum<br />
Wooden jain sculpture, Crafts Museum, New Delhi.jpg|Wooden jain sculpture<br />
File:आनुष्टानिक वीथी.jpg|Temple Gallery<br />
</gallery><br />
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===Courtly Craft Gallery===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:वैभवशाली वीथी स्थित् हवेली.jpg|Haweli, Courtly Crafts Gallery, Crafts Museum<br />
File:विश्रामग्रह, बैठक, वैभवशाली वीथी.jpg|Courtly Crafts Gallery<br />
File:शिल्प संग्रहालय स्थित् वैभवशाली वीथी.jpg|A long view of the Courtly Crafts Gallery<br />
</gallery><br />
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===Textiles Gallery===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:वस्त्र वीथी संग्रह.jpg|Display of Textiles, Crafts Museum<br />
File:वस्त्र वीथी में प्रदर्शित खड्डियां.jpg|Display of looms in the Textiles Gallery<br />
File:Saris 1, Crafts Museum, New Delhi, India.jpg<br />
File:Bust pink dress with embroidery, Crafts Museum, Delhi.jpg<br />
File:Pink dress with embroidery, detail, Crafts Museum, New Delhi.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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==Exhibitions==<br />
[[File:Camel exhibition in Temporary Gallery.jpg|thumb|Camel exhibition in Temporary Gallery]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Textile industry in India]]<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Commons|Crafts Museum, New Delhi}}<br />
*[http://nationalcraftsmuseum.nic.in National Crafts Museum website]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090201042935/http://boloji.com/architecture/00050a.htm Architectural study of National Crafts Museum building (1975–90)]<br />
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/speechanddrama/charlescorrea_gallery.shtml?select=06#imagelink Museum layout]<br />
* [https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/partner/crafts-museum-delhi Crafts Museum at Google Cultural Institute]<br />
* [https://artycraftz.in Handicrafts Marketplace to Support Local Artisans]<br />
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