Calico Museum of Textiles

Ahmedabad, India

One of the finest textile museums in the world in one of Gujarat's famous carved wooden havelis. The museum displays a magnificent collection of rare textiles dating back to the 17th century. There is also an excellent reference library on textiles. Located in the Sarabhai Foundation, in Shahibagh the Calico Museum of Textiles, regarded as one of the finest textile museums in the world. Fine collections textiles and clothes, and also temple artifacts and crafts. It has a collection of marble, sandstone and bronze icons and busts split in two thematic sections- gallery for religious textiles and historical textiles. Has an excellent reference library on textiles.