Museum of Crafts and Folk Art,Bangladesh

Museum of Crafts and Folk Art
Surrounded by various histories, traditions and cultures, the Folk Art Museum is located at
Sonargaon, about 25 km east of Dhaka. As soon as you enter the folk art museum, you will see
Apurba Dighi. And next to that lake stands the house of the great Sardar with its beautiful
ornaments as a witness of history. There is a road running along the lap of this house. If you go
a little further along this path, you will see the Folk Art Museum.

The museum has a wide range of beds, clothes, utensils, armor, ornaments and swords for the
ancient sultans of Bengal.The museum houses the handicrafts, handicrafts and daily
necessities of the people of rural Bengal.Moreover, there are all the lost patterns of ancient and
medieval folk art, including the coins of ancient Bengal.From this one can get a clear idea about
the tradition of Bengali folk art and the way of life of the people of ancient Bengal.

In the Karupalli there are all the bahari utensils made in the style of rural culture for sale.These
include bamboo-cane, ektara,dotara, conch, pottery, oyster materials, cane baskets, clay dolls,
clay pots, jamdani sari and nakshikantha and many more.All these are hand crafted by the
financially neglected talented skilled craftsmen.

How to get to Museum of Folk Art

Panama City can be reached in different ways and in different ways. However, since my post is

written for foreign tourists, the address was given from Dhaka Airport:

Step-1: From Shahjalal International Airport to Gulistan by Uber.

Step-2:From Gulistan, get on the bus again at Mograpara Crossroads. From Mograpara

Crossroads, you can take a rickshaw directly to Museum of Folk Art, but if you want, you can

take the whole trip on Uber. However, the cost will increase a lot.

Note:Uber is not the only vehicle to travel there. There are many more vehicles to get there

such as: local bus, AC bus, CNG,train and Pathao etc. Let me say one thing here, there is always

a traffic jam in Dhaka so if you want to get some relief  from this traffic jam, you can take a train

or Pathao. I think it will be somewhat effective to get relief from traffic jams.

You will see more in this city:In fact, there is so much to see and know in this city.Such as

Panam City, Bara Sardar Bari,Murapara zamindar's house, Mayadwip,Nunertec Island, Goaldi

Mosque and Gumbaj Mosque.

Traditional ancient folk art fair of Sonargaon

The traditional ancient folk art fair of Sonargaon is held here every year in the month of

Baishakh.During this time, it is like seeing the huge number of tourists who come from different

parts of the country and abroad every year.Ektara, earthen pots, earthen dolls, horse carts,

bullock carts, cane baskets, jamdani sari and various items including nakshikantha are sold at

this fair.Folk music,Jatrapala, Kavigan are the main attractions of the fair.Through which the

tradition of Bengali folk culture came to light.

 Folk Art Museum - "Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin"

A lot is known but who established this folk art museum? When was it established? Many such

questions are still unknown - so no! Let's find out some answers like this -"Shilpacharya" Zainul

Abedin was very close to Bangabandhu.On that occasion Bangabandhu said to Zainul Abedin

one day - "How many people want something from me, you don't want anything".Then Zainul

Abedin said - "If you have to pay something, give me a museum, a folk museum. Where only

the heritage of rural Bengal will find a place".Thus, Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin built this folk art

museum on 12 March 1985 on about 56 acres of land.Where all the lost patterns of folk culture

are still being built this folk art museum on 12 March 1985 on about 56 acres of land.Where all

the lost patterns of folk culture are still being adorned. 

                                         Writer-

                                                                             Tanvir Rahman