Archive · 12 Nov 2025
Assam and JSW Group Partner for Heritage Museum Featuring Vrindavani Vastra
A new museum is going to be built in Assam, India, to keep and show important art and cultural items.
The government is giving the land, and a company called JSW Group is paying for and building the whole place.
It will be a special home for things from Assam's past and also from other parts of the world.
The very first thing people will see is a very old and special cloth called the 'Vrindavani Vastra'.
This cloth was made a long time ago in India and is currently in a museum in London.
The new museum will help show off Assam's culture and art to everyone.
It will also have good systems to keep the items safe and preserved.
Assam government and JSW Group have signed an agreement to establish a heritage museum in Guwahati.
The museum will be built on a 45,000 sq ft site at the sericulture farm in Khanapara.
JSW Group will fully fund and construct the museum, while the Assam government has allotted the land.
The museum aims to preserve and promote art, culture, and heritage, serving as a hub for global cultural exchange.
The inaugural exhibition will feature the 'Vrindavani Vastra', a 17th-century devotional textile currently housed at the British Museum.
- Who
- Assam government and JSW Group
- What
- Signed an agreement to build a world-class heritage museum
- When
- Agreement announced on Tuesday, November 12
- Where
- Khanapara, Guwahati, Assam
- Why
- To preserve and promote art, culture, and heritage, serve as a hub for national and international artefacts and cultural exchange, and bring the Vrindavani Vastra home.
- Location
- Khanapara, Guwahati, Assam
- Land Size
- 45,000 sq ft
- Developer
- JSW Group
- Land Allotment
- Assam government
- Purpose
- Preservation and promotion of art, culture, and heritage; hub for national and international artefacts, exhibitions, and cultural exchange
- Inaugural Exhibition
- Vrindavani Vastra (17th-century devotional textile)
- Features
- State-of-the-art climate control and security systems
