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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
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{{Infobox museum
| name = Shilpgram
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| image = Shilpgram SWM 1.JPG
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| caption = Shilpgram, Ranthambhore
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| map_type = India Rajasthan
| coordinates = {{coord|26.01733|76.50257|display=inline}}
| established = {{Start date|2013}}
| dissolved =
| location = Ramsinghpura, [[Sawai Madhopur]], [[India]]
| type = Craft Village
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| curator = ACCESS Development Services
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The '''Shilpgram Museum''' is a craft village, situated near Ramsinghpura village, 9 km from [[Sawai Madhopur]] in [[India]]. It is a living ethnographic museum depicting the tremendous diversity in crafts, art and culture of various Indian states, especially the western part.

[[File:Shilpgram, Sawai Madhopur.jpg|right|Shilpgram, Sawai Madhopur]]

==Description==
The foundation stone-laying ceremony of Shilpgram, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, was done by [[Bina Kak]], former Hon'ble Tourism, Art, Culture, Forest and Environment Minister of [[Rajasthan]] on 26 April 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sawai Madhopur Shilpgram to be Inaugurated Tomorrow|url=http://rajasthantourismbuzz.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/sawai-madhopur-shilpgram-to-be-inaugurated-tomorrow/|accessdate=25 April 2013}}</ref>

Shilpgram got renovated in 2017 and is being an attractive destination for tourists where the local crafts lure the tourist to spend some time in the tranquility of Ranthambhore. Spreading over 22 acres in land, Shilpgram is a platform where regional handicraft and hand-loom products is developed. Like other Shilpgrams, for example, [[Shilpgram, Udaipur|Udaipur Shilpgram]], tourist interest as well as public utility exhibitions and craft bazaars of handicrafts and handlooms are organized by Shilpgram. Sometimes to showcase their regional cultural heritage, they also organize cultural events.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tourism Minister Inaugurating Shilpgram Today at Sawai Madhopur|url=http://dainikbhor.com/cities/jaipur/tourism-minister-inaugurating-shilpgram-today-at-sawai-madhopur/|accessdate=27 April 2013}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History|Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History, Sawai Madhopur]]
* [[Ranthambore National Park]]
* [[Ranthambore Fort]]
* [[Sawai Madhopur railway station]]

==References==
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[[Category:Museums established in 2013]]
[[Category:2013 establishments in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Sawai Madhopur district]]
[[Category:Indian handicrafts]]
[[Category:Crafts organizations]]
[[Category:Sawai Madhopur]]

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