Kalpana Mangaldas Museum

Ahmedabad (Amdavad)


This museum features festival masks from around India, toys, crafts, musical instruments and, just to round things off, an elephant skeleton. Admission is free with entry to Lokayatan Folk Museum. The museum is in Bhudarpura, 3km west of the river. An autorickshaw from the centre costs around ₹50; ask to go to the Shreyas Foundation.


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