Calico Museum of Textiles
The Calico Museum of Textiles is located in the city of Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat in western India. The museum is managed by the Sarabhai Foundation.- Type: Museum
- Description: museum of textiles at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
- Also known as: “Calico Museum” and “Calico Textile Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Villa Sarabhai and Sabarmati Ashram.
Villa Sarabhai
House
Villa Sarabhai, or Villa de Madame Manorama Sarabhai, is a modernist villa located in Ahmedabad, India. Designed by the Franco-Swiss architect Le Corbusier, it was built between 1951 and 1955. Villa Sarabhai is situated 130 metres southeast of Calico Museum of Textiles.
Sabarmati Ashram
Photo: Nabil786, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sabarmati Ashram is located in the Sabarmati suburb of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, adjoining Ashram Road, on the banks of the Sabarmati River, 4 miles from the town hall. Sabarmati Ashram is situated 1¼ km northwest of Calico Museum of Textiles.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial
Museum
The Moti Shahi Mahal is a palace built by the Mughal emperor Shahjahan between 1616 and 1623, when he was still a prince. It hosts the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial, a museum and exhibition centre dedicated to Vallabhbhai Patel in Shahibaug, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, near Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial is situated 1 km north of Calico Museum of Textiles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shahibaug and North Zone.
Shahibaug
Suburb
Shahibaug is one of the prominent neighborhoods of the city of Ahmedabad. It is primarily inhabited by the Marwadi and Jain communities, and is considered one of the wealthiest locales of Ahmedabad.
North Zone
Photo: Mehulbhadani, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ahmedabad North Zone is in the metropolitan city of Ahmedabad. It consists of areas of Bapunagar, India Colony, Thakkar Bapanagar, Saraspur, Sardarnagar, Naroda, Kubernagar and Saijpur Bogha.
Usmanpura
Suburb
Usmānpurā is a suburb of Ahmedabad. The village of Usmānpurā was founded by Sufi saint Saiyad Usman, who was a disciple and successor of Qutub-ul Ālam. The suburb is the site of the Gujarat Vidyapith, founded by Mahatma Gandhi. Usmanpura is situated 2½ km west of Calico Museum of Textiles.
Calico Museum of Textiles
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Sabarmati, Ahmadābād District, Gujarat, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
23.05418° or 23° 3′ 15″ northLongitude
72.59248° or 72° 35′ 33″ eastOpen location code
7JMJ3H3R+MXOpenStreetMap ID
node 3335472845OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5019871
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In Other Languages
From Gujarati to Tamil—“Calico Museum of Textiles” goes by many names.
- Gujarati: “કેલિકો ટેક્સટાઇલ્સ મ્યુઝિયમ”
- Gujarati: “કેલિકો વસ્ત્ર સંગ્રહાલય”
- Panjabi: “ਟੈਕਸਟਾਈਲ ਦਾ ਕੈਲੀਕੋ ਮਿਊਜ਼ੀਅਮ”
- Tamil: “கலிக்கோ நெசவுப்பொருள் அருங்காட்சியகம்”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Calico Textile Museum and Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple.
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