Kasturbhai Lalbhai Museum - Museum in Ahmedabad - Ahmadabad, India

You just need an hour for the Indigo Alchemy Museum and it'll be worth your hour indeed, if you're even an amateur lover of art. It's easy to appreciate the effort behind putting it together at such a serene pretty place in such a wonderful tasteful manner. Some of the art pieces have such deep meaning and thought behind them, that you could spend quite some time appreciating them. Loved the dyed paper art in particular and the sea-level change string dye art.

Just beside the Calico Museum, this museum is located in the Shahibaug, Ahmedabad. The museum, which is segregated into 2 portions. One is a beautiful bungalow considered as heritage house of Shri Kasturbhai Lalbhai restored and turned into a museum which consists of family's collections of antiques. The antiques integrated into the everyday decor. The museum also consists of Indian sculptures, bronzes, manuscripts, paintings, drawings, miniature paintings, woodwork, bead work, and ancient and contemporary coins, which have used in ahmedabad. The main building, a colonial house built in 1905, showcases over a thousand years of Indian art. The selection on display reflects the eclectic nature of the collection. It seeks to balance art historical merit with personal favourites while retaining the essence of the family home. The paintings on view are from a range of traditions and styles, with paintings from the Persian, Mughal, Deccan, Pahari and Rajasthani schools, Tibetan Thangkas, Company School portraits, modernist paintings from the Bengal School, and painted postcards from pre-independent India. Art in stone, metal, wood, and Bidri covers a span of more than a thousand years. In the adjacent building, the Claude Batley house, built in the 1930s, space has been created to house temporary exhibitions, retrospectives of artists, and display of works by young artists. Leaving the beauty of the older building untouched and unmarred, a glass gallery, unique and distinctive, has been added to create extra display space. The complex also has a small amphitheatre with a seating capacity of 250 that can host small performances, musical soirees, talks, and discourses. Thus, with different and changing events being planned throughout the year, we hope to create a dynamic and vibrant atmosphere to draw people for a cultural treat. The white building against the green looks refreshing. The other one is the Arvind Indigo Museum. The museum will serve as both a repository of indigo dye-based objects and a space for artists and makers to explore the applications and uses of indigo across various mediums. Its ultimate aim is to make indigo relevant to contemporary art and craft practices and to thereby revitalise indigo cultivation practices. Overall, the visit to this museum was very much knowledgeable indeed to get a better view of artistically contrasting exploration. For this showcasing this beauty, you will get a proper guide with vast knowledge of the building museum. It is better to book via mail or telephone prior to visiting this place, which doesn't levy any costs for a visit.

Museum is filled with so many amazing paintings and beautiful house of kasturbhai No photography allowed in the museum

There are two exhibitions here. One is Indigo museum which exhibhits modern abstract "art". It is free to explore without any registration. The other one in the bungalow is main museum. It can only be visited through prior registration. You can see some miniature paintings of Maratha-Mughal period/Kangra paintings as well as various rooms of beautiful mansion. Collection is not rich but it's tremendously well kept. Everything is systematic and clean. The mansion is toured only with company of a guide who explains in English. The guide possesses extraordinary knowledge about things kept here. No entry fee is levied on any exhibition. There's locker for your belongings the key of which is given to you. Extremely impressive management.

A must-visit for art lovers, with a vast collection of Indian art. For kasturba museum you need to book your slot before 2 days. But for indigo museum you can visit anytime.

Kasturbhai Lalbhai Museum is basically am indigo museum. So far google doesn't provide proper information so we basically landed up here around 11am and were informed that the museum can only be viewed with prior tour bookings. But we saw some pieces around the place and in another building. Our guides for the day were some students who were great, they were trying so hard and it was commendable. The property is great. Some of artwork is wonderful as well.

An exhibition space generously provided by the Lalbhai family. Presently is housing a Indigo exhibition since 2019 and a separate gallery at the far.end of the estate that has other exhibitions. Most recently it housed the White on White series. There are open spaces in front, to the side and at the back where one may hold a performance or other activities. A lovely exhibition space.

A must visit place for Art students or art loving people . Photography is permitted .It has marvelous wall paintings and sculptures . Screens giving information regarding the paintings and master pieces are provided everywhere .Timings are from 10am to 4pm everyday except Wednesday . One need not register if wishes to see the Indigo Museum .Greenery is here to a next level . One can't imagine such a cool and lush green place is situated in the middle of Ahmedabad city . The Indigo Museum here depicts the origin of Indigo colour from India . The Wall paintings and Pieces are just astonishing .The people here are very friendly and helpful .The Premises is very nicely build and has amazing architecture .