Sanskriti Museums

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Sanskriti Museums - The Vision

The Museums of Everyday Art, Indian Terracotta and Textiles are a conduit for the preservation

and presentation of indigenous heritage, craftsmanship, aesthetic functionality and cultural

practices.

Tradition and modernity are not two separate categories - one transmutes into another. The

preservation of cultural heritage, therefore, has its own validity. The museums at Sanskriti are a

base for such preservation as great attention has been given to the socio-cultural context of the

objects. Our vision is to build upon our collections and to transform our museums into a central

resource hub for all research on the art and craft traditions of India in general, and particularly

in our core areas of terracotta, textiles and everyday objects. We would also wish to use the

time to simultaneously review our interpretive approach to our collections, taking into account

the multiple and changing perspectives within museology and museum studies, using it to

inform and further enrich our own understanding of our collections, and then share it with our

visitors.

However, museums the world over are also widening their scope from mere repositories and

generators of knowledge, into dynamic learning centres striving to be perceived as active agents

of cultural values. Thus Sanskriti Museums and their spaces also play a proactive role in


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dissemination of information and creation of awareness amongst children, students, artists,

scholars, designers and the interested public.

Sanskriti Museum of Indian Textiles

The genesis of the Sanskriti Museum of Indian Textiles is rooted in what started as a small

private collection built over the last three decades by Shri O.P. Jain, the founder president

of Sanskriti Pratishthan. Prof. Jyotindra Jain then joined him in conceptualizing and

curating the exhibits in the Museum galleries. The unique feature of this collection is that it

stems from one individuals aesthetic and cultural vision, which makes it a harmonious,

unified whole.

As the collection grew, the idea of turning it into a museum began to develop. There are

several museums and collections of Indian textiles in India and abroad which may be more

comprehensive and of greater historical value. The Sanskriti Museum of Indian Textiles

does not compete with these but endeavours to complement them.

The Sanskriti Museum of Indian Textiles was inaugurated on January 4, 2009 by the Hon.

Chief Minister of Delhi Mrs. Sheila Dikshit.

The Museum intends to serve as a resource for the study of Indian textile traditions. Itmoves away from the masterpiece culture as much as from creating an exhaustive

inventory of textile genres, as is often the case with many museums of the kind. Its

objective is to display representative examples of selected traditions of Indian textiles, and

to create a pool of information around these that will eventually serve as an academic

resource for study and research.

Activities

Museum Updates and Past Activities

Besides being important reservoirs of cultural heritage of India, the three museums also

act as hub for various activities such as childrens workshops, guided tours, craft

demonstrations, lectures and seminars and as reference for visiting artists to create their

own work.

Guided Tours and Talks for group visits are offered, from brief overviews to more in-depth

discussions on particular aspects of the collection.


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Similarly workshops and lectures around museum collections and objectives can be

organized after prior formalization.

Some of our past activities are as follows:

1. Teachers training workshop to inculcate museum as a tool for education.2. Design Development Workshop

In keeping with the Foundation objectives, Sanskriti organized a design anddevelopment workshop with artisans, who were guided to develop new productsthat would resonate with the three Museums, based on traditional crafts. The ideawas to do a concept development exercise based on the three Museums, so that thefinal product reflected the context. The process included deriving shapes, applyingmotif and exploring combination of materials. The project was sponsored by theOffice of the Development Commissioner (Handicraft), Ministry of Textiles, Govt. ofIndia.

3. International Museum Day Celebration on 18th May, 2013On the eve of International Museum Day two-days art and craft workshops in

collaboration with Aga Khan Trust for Culture and UdyamPrayas were conducted on17th & 18th May, 2013, based on the IMD 2013 theme, (Museums (Memory +Creativity) = Social Change) around the Museum Collection. The children weretaught the art of Block Printing, Madhubani Painting, Crochet (Quasidakari), Water-colour Painting, etc in an effort to provide them a creative understanding and anexperts guidance in learning selected art forms. In which around 200 children fromMehrauliRamanujan, S.K.V ,Navyug School, NizamuddinBasti and UdyamPrayastook part in these workshops.

4. Various Craft demonstration by SundariBai: Sarguja Clay relief work, ChhasttishgarhJagdishPandit -Terracotta & Clay work, Darbhanga-BiharJamunaLal - Molela Terracotta, Rajasthan

VithalBhai&MithaBhai - Poshina, Gujrat

Museum Visits

1. Museum Visit by the students of Chicago school of Art on 21st January, 2013.2. Rabley Drawing School Group visited to Sanskriti Museums on 6th February.3. Participants of UnBox Festival Group came for special guided tour of Sanskriti

Museums on 6th February, 2013 and took part in a workshop.4. Students from Upland School, USA visited Sanskriti Kendra on 29th March, 2013.5. Students from University of Wyoming visited Sanskriti Kendra during 15th -21st

May.

Artists studios

Accommodation for International ResidenciesDuring your stay at Sanskriti you will be housed in the studio buildings, giving you full access toyour workshop and studio space at all times, catering for whatever work regime you set foryourself.


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Sanskriti Kendra provides three types of accommodation:

4 Studios - Type I

Living Space Mezzanine 125 sqft

Work Space 415 sq ft

4 Studios-Type II

Living Space 270 sqft

Work Space 370sq ft

All eight studios are double-storeyed

apartments. A staircase leads up from

the studio to the mezzanine to a

comfortable bedroom and bathroom.All studios open into a courtyard.

These are available for individual artist

residents.

4 Dormitories Type III

Space - a 600 sq ft

b 400 sq ft

There are four ground floor general

studios. All open into a courtyard.The dormitories have a boarding

capacity of 4 to 5 adults.

All studios are equipped with worktables, work counters, easels, storage space andkitchenettes. All studios have attached bathrooms with clean linen and towels. Laundry services are availableagainst payment. Dry cleaning can be arranged if requested. The tariff for accommodation includes the rental, meals and use ofall facilities, including freeparticipation in all the many cultural, artistic events and activities that take place at the Kendra.
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Ceramic Centre

The Sanskriti - Delhi Blue Ceramic Centre the only one of its kind in India-plays host to diverse ceramic

activities and interactions, both national and international. The programmes offered include residencies,


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classes and interactive workshops for ceramicists, talks, slide shows, firings and demonstrations.

Regular beginners classes consist of a basic three-month course, teaching clay preparation,centering, wheel throwing, and making simple shapes.

Special summer classes (particularly for children) are organized every year between May andJuly.

Interactive workshops for potters and students of pottery conducted by Indian and internationalceramists.

Lectures and demonstrations by renowned national and international potters are held regularly.

Visitors and visiting out-station potters can work on a daily basis at the Ceramic Centre.

Firing facilities are available throughout the year, along with assistance in firing.

Residencies during summer and winter, are organized via the Delhi Blue Pottery Trust.

In addition, pottery tours and walks can be conducted for visitors. Options include the Sanskriti

Terracotta Museum, the Crafts Museum, and visits to potters villages, public and private studios.

Facilities at the Ceramic CentreThe Ceramic Centre is well-equipped with the following types of wheels and furnaces:

9 Kick wheels

2 Painters wheels

5 Electric wheel

1 Pug wheel

1 Wood kiln

2 Gas kiln

1 Testing electric kiln


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Enamel Centre

The centre is run by Sanskriti in collaboration with the Enamellist Society of India. This well-equipped

Enamel Centre is set up for the purpose of promoting the art and craft of metal enamelling amongst

craftsmen, artists, hobbyists, professionals, etc. By imparting training in the most up-to-date techniques


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the Enamel Centre is helping reinvent the use of enamel. It currently offers the following courses:

For Beginners: 4 Classes

Vitreous enamelling on copper.

The course will cover working with transparent flux and other industria l colours, wet application,

powder dusting and stenciling. Students will go back with at least 8 pieces of 4squares.

Course No. 2: 4 Classes

In addition to the basic techniques cloisonn will be taught. The design is outlined by bending strips of

wire to make a shape and fused to the metal piece. The space within the framework is filled with enamel.

Course No. 3: 4 Classes

Jewellery making and enamelling on copper and silver.

The course includes making, cutting jewellery pieces from metal and enamelling them.

One-Day Workshop on Enamelling

Exposure to the art of enamelling through a days workshop for a tourist group, students, NGOs and

corporate houses.

Students can register for BENCH TIME and use the studio for 4 hours a day and practise under

supervision after taking the above set of 12 classes. When the students feel they are ready for more

advanced techniques, courses will be organized in the techniques of Texturing, Metal Forming,

Champlev, Basse Taille, Repousse, etc.

Accommodation

During your stay at Sanskriti you will be housed in the studio buildings, giving you fullaccess to your workshop and studio space at all times, catering for whatever work regimeyou set for yourself.

Sanskriti Kendra provides three types of accommodation:

4 Studios - Type I

Living Space Mezzanine 125 sqft

Work Space 415 sq ft

4 Studios-Type II
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Living Space 270 sqft

Work Space 370sq ft

All eight studios are double-storeyed apartments. A

staircase leads up from the studio to the mezzanine to a

comfortable bedroom and bathroom. All studios open into a

courtyard.

These are available for individual artist residents.

4 Dormitories Type III

Space - a 600 sq ft

b 400 sq ft

There are four ground floor general studios. All open into a

courtyard.

The dormitories have a boarding capacity of 4 to 5 adults.

All studios are equipped with worktables, work counters, easels, storage space and

kitchenettes.

All studios have attached bathrooms with clean linen and towels.

Laundry services are available against payment. Dry cleaning can be arranged if

requested.

The tariff for accommodation includes the rental, meals and use ofall facilities, including

free participation in all the many cultural, artistic events and activities that take place at the

Kendra.

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Computer and Internet

Basic computer and Internet facilities are available on the

campus. But no international calls or fax facilities are

available.

Medical CareA First Aid kit is available in the office. In case of an

emergency, you can request for medical help to be

summoned. Residents mustpay for their own medical bills.

Residents will be responsible for obtaining their own health

/ medical, accident or other insurance that may be

necessary.
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Dining

Residents are provided three meals per day as well as

tea/coffeetwice a day. Sanskriti provides an excellent range

of simple, nutritious Indian vegetarian meals. If informed in

advance, efforts will be made to accommodate special

dietary requests.

Exhibition Halls and Gallery Spaces

Sanskriti has two gallery spaces, which can be used for

various exhibitions.

Art Gallery I:900 sq ft

Art Gallery II:800 sq ft

Library / Research Centre

Sanskriti Kendra has a highly specialized reference library

housing around 2000 books on art, culture, museums,

Indian traditions of textiles, handicrafts and Indian

terracottas, etc.

Visitors, researchers, artists and students are welcome to

use the material.

Amphitheatre

It accommodates approximately 200-250 audiences.The

theatre has a large circular stage with a beautiful backdropof an 18th century carved stone Jharoka. It is suitable for

group or solo dance/music performances as well as skits

and childrens plays. Eminent artists such as Madhavi

Mudgal, Malavika Sarukkai, Kumar Mardur, etc. have

performed.Theatre personalities like Faizal Alkazi have

directed plays for children.

Multi-Purpose Hall

Dimensions 1000 sq ft

The multi-purpose hall and the art gallery are so designed

that both spaces can be turned into one unified large space

or used simultaneously as two separate spatial units,

depending on the requirement of a particular event hosted

there. The multi-purpose hall is equipped with state-of-the-

art audio-visual facilities and can lend itself well to
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workshops, conferences, meetings, lectures, film-shows,

etc. The general as well as the specialized lighting system

and fixtures make the space an ideal art gallery.The Multi-

Purpose Hall has a seating capacity of up to 100 people.

Local Transport

Local bus or the Metro provides adirect link to the City. Our

nearest metro station isArjangarh metro stationon the

yellow line.

Taxi: If required residents may arrange for transport to

Delhi via local taxi or Radio Taxi service.

Airport pick-up can be arranged on prior notice and will be

charged on actuals.

Sanskriti Kendra Anandgram, Delhi

The Kendra

accommodates

a varied range

of activities

connected with

art and culture

both in

traditional and

the

contemporary

sense. It is

spread over 3hectares on the

foothills of the

Aravalli range.

SALIENT FEATURES

Developments on the site are basically organic. The

natural features on site the rainwater channel that ran

down the center and the existing clump of trees were the

major structuring elements of the layout plan. A basic

movement pattern together with the entry points wasdefined with activity zoning to regulate the location of

buildings and other structures according to function. This

explains the absence of an articulated complex.
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The buildings are semi-rustic

in appearance and very

scaled down in proportions.

They have been sited in a

manner as to leave plenty of

breathing and strolling space

between them, but not so farapart as to create a sense of

cold isolation.

Although generously

proportioned windows possibly

admit a lot of sunlight, the

orientation of all the buildings

has been planned so as to

have minimal dependence on

cooling systems.

The rich earthen colour incorporated in

a cement paint coating, applied tocoarse-surfaced cement, is redolent of

unspoilt natural landscapes and the

ubiquitous, mud-plastered Indian village.

Landscapea judicious mix of formality

and informality both in plant and hard

landscape characterizes the Kendra.

Geometric forms, pavements, paths and

hedges intersperse the lawns, vans, the

nahar and meandering paths.

APPROX. COST: 30lacs

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