Sonargaon Folk-Arts and Crafts Museum

Sonargaon Folk-Arts and Crafts Museum is the most popular tourist spot in Sonargaon. There are two museums inside the premises. The original museum was established by famous painter Joynul Abedin in 1975 on an old house called Bara Sardar Bari built in 1901.

Artifacts related to the heritage of Bengal from 17th century onward are being displayed on this museum.

We have seen here things people used to use on their everyday life. Daily life tools, ornaments, furniture, treasure box, arms, musical instruments, boats, decoration peaces and many other things related to the heritage of Bengal are the main attraction of the museum. This building is now being beautifully renovated to its original state and closed for display. It will open as soon as the renovation work is finished.

A new museum has been built later on the same premises, where mainly the rich culture of fabrics in Sonargaon is being displayed. Sonargaon was very famous for its production of finest quality hand-made saries among which Moslin was the most famous.

Other interesting artifacts being displayed on the new museum are a side-ornamented house boat, ornamented wooden door which rich people used on their house, different wooed decoration piece and models of different types of boat which once were the main transportation in Bangladesh.