Shilpgram, Sawai Madhopur
Coordinates: 26°1′2.39″N 76°30′9.25″E / 26.0173306°N 76.5025694°E
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Shilpgram, Sawai Madhopur | |
| Established | 2013 |
| Location | Ramsinghpura, Sawai Madhopur |
| Coordinates | 26°01′02″N 76°30′09″E / 26.01733°N 76.50257°E |
| Type | Craft Village |
The Shilpgram Museum is a craft village, situated near Ramsinghpura village, 9 km from Sawai Madhopur. It is a living ethnographic museum depicting the tremendous diversity in crafts, art and culture of various Indian states, specially western part.
Description
Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of Shilpgram, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan was done by:Ms. Bina Kak Former Hon'ble Tourism, Art, Culture, Forest and Environment Minister of Rajasthan on Date:26 April 2013.[1]
Spreading around 22 acre in land, Shilpgram is a platform where regional handicraft and hand-loom products is developed. Like other Shilpgram for example Udaipur Shipgram, tourist interest as well as public utility exhibitions and craft bazaars of handicrafts and handlooms are organized by Shilpgram . Sometime to showcase their regional cultural heritage, they also organize cultural events.[2]
See also
- Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History, Sawai Madhopur
- Sawai Madhopur
- Ranthambore National Park
- Ranthambore Fort
- Sawai Madhopur railway station
References
- ↑ "Sawai Madhopur Shilpgram to be Inaugurated Tomorrow". Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ↑ "Tourism Minister Inaugurating Shilpgram Today at Sawai Madhopur". Retrieved 27 April 2013.