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Photo: Photo by Yann (talk) via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)Charles Correa designed it to feel like a village, and visiting craftspeople still work in front of visitors.
India's largest museum of traditional crafts, opened in 1956 near Pragati Maidan and expanded into its current building, designed by architect Charles Correa, in 1990. Its galleries and open-air village complex showcase textiles, woodwork, metalwork and folk art from across India, alongside live demonstrations by visiting craftspeople from different states. The museum also houses the Hastkala Academy, which runs training and preservation programmes for traditional artisans. It remains one of the few Indian museums where visitors can watch active craft demonstrations rather than only viewing static exhibits.
| Monday | 10 AM - 6 PM |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wed-Sun | 10 AM - 6 PM |
108 stone steps lead down to what was once a deep water tank, between walls built to pull your eye toward the water.
Feroz Shah Tughlaq had an Ashokan pillar moved here, and it still stands among the ruins of his fortress.
It was a widow's gift. Empress Bega Begum built it in 1565 for the husband she lost, the first garden-tomb in India and the blueprint for the Taj Mahal.