Yes, it sounds like a contradiction in terms for those of you who know the MG road, busy 24/7 with metro works, deviations and sheer load of traffic but there it was at Metro pillar 165 coming from Delhi turn right and follow the road till the end into the Anandagaram Sanskriti Kendra. A secret haven.
“The leaflet says it was established in 1993 as a space where creative minds devoted to diverse disciplines can stay, study and interact.”
It is set in a beautiful garden, with lotus flower ponds and wonderful terracotta horses looking down on you. You can wander in and out of its three museums; the terracotta museum, the museum of everyday art of India and the museum of Indian textiles. It is beautifully kept, one of the few museums where the actual buildings are made of local materials, earth, dung and husk,where the items are well displayed and helpful boards tell you where they are from and what they represent.
What I liked about it - the founder's love of his country and his rich collection of all that is beautiful for us to admire.
The sheer intricacy and skill of objects used in daily indian life, whether it is the most amazing ornate baby walker, chillum pipes or lamps. Exquisite.
Looking forward to taking my vivacious mother-in- law there when she visits next month which will give me a chance to savour the exhibits once more.
Gorgeous. Please promise that you will continue to bug me about getting out to see this stuff WITH you! I need to make it a priority! I'm seeing WAY too much of the inside of the American Embassy property these days!
ReplyDeleteWow, it sounds amazing. Thanks for discovering and writing about this, I must go soon.
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