Gujarat has the
largest number of museums in India as compared
to any other State. These are located at Ahmedabad,
Vadodara, Surat, Dharampur, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Amreli,
Bhavnagar, Junagadh, Prabhas-Patan, Bhuj and several
other places.The Government of Gujarat has established
a separate Department of Museums directly under
its own administrative care and control, with
a view to reorganizing and developing them and
popularizing through them a study of Art, Archaeology
and Science, besides developing a wide aesthetic
sense among students and the lay public. The administrative
centre of this unit is located at the Museum and
Picture Gallery, Vadodara, which is the Principal
State museum and the nucleus from which all activities
emanate.
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Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya : Ahmedabad
The Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya is run by a public trust established in 1951. The museum's new premises were built in 1963. The museum's main objective was to house the personal memorabilia of Mahatma Gandhi. Consequently the exhibits on view depict the vivid and historic events of Gandhiji's life. There are books, manuscripts and photostat copies of his correspondence, photographs of Gandhiji with his wife Kasturba and other ashram associates, life size oil paintings and actual relics like his writing desk.
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Calico
Museum of Textiles : Ahmedabad
The Calico Museum of Textiles at Ahmedabad, India, is the premier textile museum of the country, and one of the most celebrated institutions of its kind in the world for its distinguished and comprehensive collection of textiles and artefacts.
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Vadodara Museum: Vadodara
Located in the popular Sayaji Bagh, the museum houses a collection which belonged to the former maharaja Sayaji Rao Gaekwad. Indian rulers during the Raj often collected all kinds of European art and other knick knacks. Largely being the personal collection of the maharaja, the exhibits span across centuries and continents, as well as diverse art forms. There are Greek and Roman sculpture with European paintings of earlier periods. Asian section has items from Burma, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, China and Japan made of wood, ivory, bronze and pottery.
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Maharaja Fatehsingh Museum : Vadodara
The impressive Laxmi Vilas Palace, in the Indo Saracenic style of architecture, was once the residence o) the Gaekwad family. The Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum, located in the sprawling grounds of the palace complex, is a multi purpose museum and houses the Gaekwad family's rich collection of an treasures.
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Gandhi Museum : Bhavnagar
A collection of rare photographs relating to the life of Mahatma Gandhi are on view at the Gandhi Museum. These recreate the significant events of Gandhiji's life. Also displayed are documents, letters and his personal relics. The collection of audio-visual material includes microfilms, a voice library, prayers and lecture records.
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