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Visiting the Museum Galleries

Guided Museum Tour Morning: 10.30 am to 12.30 pm
                                                        (No entry after 11 am.)

(Entry restricted to 30 visitors – 15 visitors on the basis of first-come-first-served and 15 by group booking. Organisers of tours up to 15 members are requested to contact the administration to make and confirm the arrangement in advance.)

Location: CHAUK    Calico Textile Museum:
                                   Kalamkari, Court Textiles,

                                  Trade Textiles, Shawl, Costumes,

                                  Embroideries, Tie and Dye etc.
Location: HAVELI    Textile Techniques an overview
                                  Embroidery, Wooden blocks for Printing etc.

Location: HAVELI     Sarabhai Foundation & Calico Textile Collections:
                                   Invisible Presence: Images and Abodes of

                                   Indian Deities, Vallabha Sampradaya Textiles,

                                   Indian Miniature Paintings, Jaina art and artefacts

                                   South Indian Bronzes, Music Room.

A major part of the collection has been catalogued and copies of these illustrated catalogues have been kept in galleries for easy reference by visitors. For easy identification of the displayed pieces in the catalogue,

the accession numbers are marked on stickers a fixed to the pieces.

In addition, brief printed Gallery Notes have been placed in the galleries.

Children below the age of 10 are not included in the study tours. Inconvenience caused on this account is regretted.

Scholars and those especially interested in some section / collection of the Museum / Galleries for study purposes may ask for an appointment outside the prescribed tour hours. Such appointments shall be given at the discretion of the Management.

Sarabhai Foundation, Opp. Underbridge, Shahibag, Ahmedabad-380 004, Gujarat, India.

Tel: 91-79-2286 8172, 91-79-2286 5995, Fax: 91-79-2286 5759 email: info@calicomuseum.com