Huts at Shilpgram Museum in Udaipur
Shilpgram Museum is located near Fateh Sagar, just 6 kms from the City Palace in Udaipur. It is basically a village which is created with 26 replica huts.
This museum has a wide collection of folk art and covers 70 acres of land and considered to be an ethnographic museum which portrays the West Zone folk and tribal people’s lifestyles.
Shilpgram means the “Craftsmen’s Village”
The term Shilpgram literally means the “Craftsmen’s Village”. The tremendous diversities in craft, art and culture between various states in India is portrayed by Shilpgram Museum, Udaipur. The strength of this ethnic village are it’s exquisite terracotta works.
A Potter Showing How to Do Pottery in Shilpgram at Udaipur
The terracotta work done here is mainly in dark red and dark brown sand material along with the artistic wooden carvings. All this makes Shilpgram Museum one of the major tourist attraction spot in udaipur.
Initally, the Shilpgram Museum used to display only the simple objects of daily use, which symbolized the sense of wonder and aesthetics in the rural and tribal life. Then a Crafts Bazaar was built where the visitors could purchase traditional crafts from that zone. This Craft Bazaar was made in the style of a traditional haat.
Shilpgram Organizes Crafts Fair Every Year
Shilpgram also hosts crafts fair every year in winter season which is one of the biggest in India, people from different states in the country hold their stalls showcasing their art and crafts work.
