Utensils Museum, Ahmedabad

The Utensils Museum in Ahmedabad is situated inside Vechaar Vishalla Environmental Center. Among the famous museums of Ahmedabad , this place makes available to you a taste of the authentic Gujarati village cuisine before wandering through the grounds to explore the various utensils. In the rural settings the Vishalla Restaurant offers you a taste of the delicious local cuisine along with the open courtyard full of a wide array of implements. The different utensils are placed in a simple structure set around an open courtyard. They have been collected from all over the country in an effort to demonstrate the purity of form and shape in these utilitarian objects. You can see the beauty in the well conceived and treated everyday things like pots to store water in, utensils to cook and serve in, spoons, rolling pins, or a huge vessel in which buttermilk is churned. You will have a glimpse into the lifestyles of people where these objects formed an integral part of every household and a basis for community life. Each piece was created by artisan for a specific purpose, catering to a person's every need including worship. Yet most splendid examples of them have been discarded, sold, or melted down. The Utensils Museum in Ahmedabad sponsored by a trust formed to create cultural awareness, celebrates the elegance of the simple but perfectly designed objects of everyday use.

If you are a tourist in Ahmedabad, make it a point to visit the Utensils Museum in Ahmedabad . It offers a colorful experience of revisiting the life and lifestyles of past eras in these quaint outskirts.