Shilpgram was inaugurated by Rajiv Gandhi in 1989. If you want to see the true colours of Rajasthan then you must visit Shilpgram as it showcases the art, craft and culture of Mewar with complete authenticity. It is situated 3 km to the west of the city of Udaipur. It is surrounded by the Aravalli hills and it depicts the lifestyles of the folk and tribal people of Rajasthan. It also has an open-air Amphitheatre where one can see the performance of folk dances of different states of India during festival. If you are interested in learning the art and craft of Rajasthan, you can join the workshops that are structured to demonstrate the method. Shilpdarshan is a continuing activity at Shilpgram in which traditional performing artists and craftsmen are used to draw from the interior villages of the member states. They are regularly invited to exhibit their skill and to demonstrate their crafts and sell their works in order to have direct access to the buyers. This programme has been initiated with an aim to encourage rural craftsmen and performers.

this place shall be divided into 2 parts: open-air museum and street market. anyway both are ok. during our visit there were several folk music and dance groups. and it made this place very special. like it. market offers plenty of nice things. btw it is easy to walk there from Udaipur, nice walk along lake.

We were unable to attend Shilpgram Festival on our previous Udaipur visits. So this time we visited Udaipur only to attend this festival. Shilpgram is located at the outskirts of Udaipur city and the annual festival offers wide variety of handicrafts, activities, entertainment, food etc. We enjoyed our visit a lot.