Product Code Database
Sanskar Kendra is a museum at Ahmedabad, India, designed by the architect Le Corbusier. It is a city museum depicting history, art, culture and architecture of Ahmedabad. Another Patang Kite Museum is there which includes a collection of kites, photographs, and other artifacts. The campus is located at the west end of Sardar Bridge near Paldi.
The museum was closed in March 2020 following the COVID-19 pandemic. It was kept closed for renovation since.
The building is designed to protect against the hot climate. On the roof there are several large basins originally intended as planters.
One enters from underneath the building where there is an open court with a large pool and a ramp that leads to the exhibition spaces. The interior spaces are finished in plaster.
The museum is similar to other museum projects by Le Corbusier, such as the "Museum of unlimited extension" project, the National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo, and the Government Museum and Art Gallery in Chandigarh, in that the plan is based on a spiral and is designed to be expanded.
Foundation block of Ellis Bridge was moved to Sanskar Kendra. It reads:
Collections
Museum have various sections related to history of city, art, photography, Mahatma Gandhi, Indian independence struggle, various religious communities of Ahmedabad.
It houses the tallest incense stick of the world of 4.5 m.
The building includes a Kite Museum, which includes a collection of kites, photographs, and other artifacts.
Photo gallery
See also
Further reading
|
|
