Thursday, August 26, 2010

The Folk Art Museum


The Folk Art Museum, which was established in 1975 to fulfill the dream of the celebrated painter Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin, has' a very rich collection of folk objects of different materials and forms of aesthetic values. These undoubtedly reflect the sentiments, impulse, temperament, mood, idiosyncrasy, skill and expertise of the artisans. It is a national institution which represents traditional art and heritage of Bangladesh, exhibiting objects of exceptional designs and skills. There are two galleries in this museum, one is Wood Cutting Gallery and another is Embroidered Quilt and Jamdani Gallery.

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