Shilpgram in Udaipur
¤ A Centre of Traditional
Craftspersons and Artisans
Barely 3km outside the city premises and located in the Aravallis,
Shilpgram is a planned village-cum-exhibition centre of traditional
craftspersons and artisans presenting their handicrafts. It was
established in 1989, and is an ethnographic museum formed as a part of
the West Zone Cultural Centre. The sole aim of Shilpgram is to
encourage and appreciate the huge diversity in the folk and tribal
arts, crafts and architecture of the four states of the West Zone. 26
huts spread out over a large area represent the folk and tribal
communities of the member states. These huts are furnished with
traditional household objects in front of which the folk musicians and
the craftsmen perform their artistry. Today the complex has etched its
place on the tourist map of India where an arts and crafts festival
takes place every year. |