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Displaying diverse art and crafts

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Museum Angadi opens in Mysore

MYSORE: It is a one-stop shop for handicrafts and artefacts. And for those with a penchant for the ethnic or the exotic, Museum Angadi at the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS) is the perfect place to scout for artefacts from across India.

Museum Angadi was inaugurated by P.K. Mishra, president, Anthropological Association, on Tuesday. It has different kinds of paintings such as Rajasthani, Thanka from Sikkim, Pattachitra from Orissa, Madhubani from Bihar, Bonkura wooden figures from West Bengal, tribal metal crafts from Bastar in Chhattisgarh, metal craft from Madhya Pradesh, wooden boxes from north Indian States, file covers, purses, greeting cards and IGRMS publications.

Prof. Mishra said Museum Angadi would allow the public to become aware of the people who live in remote areas of the country. The artists, in turn, would gain confidence in their work and in the process help enrich Indian civilisation, said Prof. Mishra.

Museum Angadi will operate on a no profit, no loss basis.

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