A long-overdue revamp of the Crafts Museum in Delhi is in the offing this summer, with an all-new textiles gallery and academic courses for professionals | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

A long-overdue revamp of the Crafts Museum in Delhi is in the offing this summer, with an all-new textiles gallery and academic courses for professionals | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Written by Divya A |Updated: April 25, 2019 6:42:58 am

A long-overdue revamp of the Crafts Museum in Delhi is in the offing this summer, with an all-new textiles gallery and academic courses for professionals

While the earlier display misses out on important aspects of the history of the display, the new display is also being designed in a way that the notes tagged alongwith are interesting, crisp and useful.

While the earlier display misses out on important aspects of the history of the display, the new display is also being designed in a way that the notes tagged alongwith are interesting, crisp and useful.

While most remember Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay for her role in the freedom movement and her work for the betterment of the socio-economic conditions of women, the Mangaluru-born firebrand activist was also the driving force behind the renaissance of Indian handicrafts and handloom post 1947. It was owing to her belief in the artistic heritage of India that the Crafts Museum was set up in the heart of India’s capital in 1958.