Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Paris Firm to Design 23 Museums at Gandhi Ashram
Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad was Mahatma Gandhi’s home during an important part of India’s freedom struggle.
The historic site is being restored and expanded.
It will have 23 museums about Gandhi’s life and ideas.
A Paris company called Museum Studio is designing the museums with an Indian company called Ecofirst Services.
Experts and public figures are checking the museum stories to make sure they are accurate.
The National Institute of Design will help decide how the stories should be shown to visitors.
The displays may use films, digital screens, murals, and sculptures.
The project aims to help younger people understand Gandhi’s principles and work.
Reports describe the expanded site as covering either nearly 50 acres or 55 acres.
Paris-based Museum Studio will design 23 museums at Ahmedabad’s redeveloped Sabarmati Ashram with Ecofirst Services, a Tata Consulting Engineers subsidiary.
The museums will present Mahatma Gandhi’s life, his years at the ashram, and his leadership in India’s independence movement.
A nine-member advisory committee of politicians, museum professionals, historians, philanthropists, and academics is reviewing the content and design.
The National Institute of Design will assess the proposed designs and communication formats, including digital displays, murals, sculptures, and audio-visual material.
Ecofirst has received a Rs 113 crore museum and exhibition contract, while reports differ on whether the expanded site covers nearly 50 or 55 acres.
- Who
- Museum Studio, Ecofirst Services, the Mahatma Gandhi Sabarmati Ashram Memorial Trust, the National Institute of Design, and a nine-member Content Advisory Committee are involved.
- What
- A redevelopment project is restoring and expanding Sabarmati Ashram and creating 23 museums.
- When
- The advisory committee was constituted in March; meetings were held in April, July, and August, according to one report.
- Where
- Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on the banks of the Sabarmati River.
- Why
- The museums are intended to explain Mahatma Gandhi’s life, principles, and role in India’s independence movement to a new generation.
- Museum designer
- Museum Studio, headquartered in Paris and present in 46 countries
- Indian consortium partner
- Ecofirst Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Consulting Engineers
- Number of museums
- 23 museums are planned in buildings at the redeveloped ashram
- Project contract
- Ecofirst received a Rs 113 crore contract for museum and exhibition design and development
- Content oversight
- A nine-member Content Advisory Committee is reviewing exhibits, content, and design
- Design review
- The National Institute of Design will assess the design and communication formats
- Digital displays
- The trust has capped the digital segment at 30% of content presentation
- Site size
- Reports describe the expanded premises as nearly 50 acres or 55 acres
