Lokayatan Folk Museum

Brief History

This museum, 3km west of the river in Bhudarpura, displays impressive range of Gujarati folk arts, including woodcarvings, metalwork and some wonderful embroidered textiles and amazing tie-dyed quilts. Included in the ticket is the Kalpana Mangaldas Museum, with festival masks and dolls from around India and, just to round things off, an elephant skeleton. It’s all set in the peaceful, peacock-dotted grounds of the Shreyas Foundation.

The Lokayatan Folk Museum was established in 1977 to showcase the diverse handicrafts, including colourful embroidery, beadwork, woodcarving, metalwork and leather work of Gujarat. Later, the Kalpana Mangaldas Balayatan Museum was added in 1982. A collection of string instruments, bow, percussion and wind musical instruments used in classical and folk music were added in 1984, in the form of Sangeet Vadyakhand. Theatre and performing arts took centre stage here. The gallery for fairs and festivals, Kathani, was established in 2004.

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