Bangladesh Folk and Craft Foundation, Sonargaon, Narayanganj.

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I am @saifuddinmahmud from Bangladesh. There is a beautiful and amazing learning challenge. The name of the challenge is Steemit Challenge Season 26 Week 01 - A Favourite Historical Tourist Attraction (Museum or Gallery). The challenge organised by @mohammadfaisal. I am going introducing a museum. I hope everyone will like my post.

Name

This place is called Bangladesh Folk and Crafts Foundation. It is also known as Sonargaon Museum in Bangladesh. It is also known as Shilpacharya Joynal Abedin Folk and Crafts Museum. People from different districts and regions of Bangladesh were very expert in handicrafts. They used to make many things by Nakshi Kantha made of yarn, items made of jute, carving brass, clay and wood. This museum preserves all those things made in the old days. This is the main gate. You have to enter through here.

Brief History

Museum Building

This is a museum building. It is a 3-storey building. Different things are kept on each floor of the 3-storey building. You can see a statue of a man here. His name is Shilpacharya Joynal Abedin. He realized that if this craft was not preserved, it would be lost forever, so he took the initiative to collect and save the crafts. He established it on March 12, 1975, with the initiative to develop and preserve the folk cultural trends of rural Bangladesh. In the first stage, he established the Bangladesh Folk and Crafts Foundation in an old house in the historical Panam city of Sonargaon. Later, he took the initiative to establish it on a larger scale. Keeping that initiative in mind, he established it in 1981. The area of this place was about 150 bighas. He started the activities of this museum under the open sky. He brought crafts from different regions here and gradually began preserving them. The government expressed solidarity with him. In 1998, a law was passed by Parliament to preserve this museum.

Ownership and Management

Office Building

Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin was directly involved in the establishment of this museum. After his death, the government took it under its control to preserve his memory and initiatives. Now it is run by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs of the Government of Bangladesh.

Exterior and Entrance

Entrance gate

This is the entrance. You can only enter through this. It is an iron gate. There is a security policeman here all the time. He checks the tickets when you enter with the ticket.

Museum road

This is the road to the museum. After entering, if you go straight along this road, you will see the museum buildings.

Exit gate

This is the exit. You can exit through this gate. However, apart from this gate, there is another gate to exit the museum area.

Ticket

Ticket counter

This is the ticket counter. You have to collect tickets from here.

Ticket price

Price list

Category	BDT price	Steem Price
Bangladeshi	50 taka	3.5 steem
Foreigner	100 taka	7 steem
Student	30 taka	2 steem
Children	under 5 years of age do not need a ticket

Time

Open Time	10 AM
Close Time	6 pm
Weekly off day	Thursdays
National Holidays	The museum is also open on special public holidays
Ticket Website	www.bfacf-ticket.gov.bd (some technical problem this site is of now)

Outdoor Areas

flower garden

There are many flowering trees all over the area. There are also a few flower gardens. This is the MT Flower Garden. It is bordered on all sides. Entry inside is not allowed. You can enjoy the beauty from outside. People are assigned to maintain, clean and maintain this garden.

animal statue

There are statues of some animals in different places. Here is a statue of two cows fighting. They are clean and tidy. There are people who look after and maintain them.

lake

There are plenty of plants and flowers to make the entire area vibrant and eco-friendly. There is a beautiful lake inside the museum area.

Bamboo bridge

There are bridges for people to cross. There is a brick bridge here. In addition, there are also traditional bamboo bridges and bamboo shacks.

Green field

There is a field here filled with vast green grass. The field is absolutely clean. Seeing the green field is breathtaking.

dustbin

You cannot throw garbage anywhere. There are specific dustbins provided for throwing garbage.

Exhibits and Displays

Museum entrance Gate

This is the entrance to the museum. You have to enter the museum building through this. And you have to exit through this.

1st floor

There is a small gallery after entering. There are pictures of Shilpacharya Joynal Abedin here. There are some pictures of rural Bengal.

All the crafts on the first floor are made of wood. There is a door here. The paintings carved on the wood will fascinate you.

This is a wooden chest. Valuable items were carefully hidden here.

This is a demo of a wooden house.

This is a wooden box. Usually, in the old days, when kings traveled from one place to another, they would keep valuables in this box. In some cases, queens would travel from one place to another in such a box.

There are various wooden items here. These include statues of various animals, wooden art works such as window shutters, wooden shoes, boats, etc.

These are the clothes, pens, and other materials used by the founder of this museum, Shilpacharya Joynal Abedin.

2nd flor

This is Nakshi Kantha, which is one of the handicrafts of Bangladesh. It is embroidered with thread. During Kantha embroidery, various paintings are embroidered with the sweetness of the mind. The designs contain images of various plants, leaves, flowers, animals, etc.

This is a map of Bangladesh. The map of Bangladesh has been embroidered with thread.

These are all Nakshi Kantha. Various designs are made on the Kantha with thread.

Various works of art made of clay are preserved on the 2nd floor. In addition, there are works of wood carving and carving. There are clay dolls here. Various works of art made of clay are arranged here.

These are all wooden instruments. There are knives, swords, Arabic calligraphy. Many of the musical instruments displayed here are made of wood. Such as the sitar, esraj, sarangi, etc. Traditionally, such musical instruments are made using wood, as wood plays an important role in their sound production.

There are paintings of various fruits here. Almost all of them are made of wood. Various fruits such as mango, banana, litchi, chalta, etc.

There are various boat designs here. Small dinghies, fishing boats, sailing boats, and other boats. They are all made of wood.

These are all made of clay. Here are clay pots, clay bowls, clay utensils, plates, etc. used in the old days.

This is a pitcher. There are 2 more pots. These are made of clay.

3rd floor

The 3rd floor usually contains items made of various Brass, metals, such as bronze, copper, and other alloyed metals. These are metal ornaments. Necklaces, earrings, bangles, waist belts, etc. are made of bronze or copper-like metals. These were used as ornaments in ancient times.

There are anklets, bracelets, necklaces, lockets, earrings, etc. All of these are made of metal materials such as bronze, copper, etc.

There are various things made of brass here. There are plates, utensils, vessels, water glasses, etc.

These are used for cutting betel nuts. They are made of bronze. There are different types of betel nut cutting tools.

Other artworks

palanquin

This is a palanquin. In the old days, it was used as a vehicle to take a newly married bride from her father's house to her in-laws' house.

This is outside of the museum. They are made of jute. There are rice threshing implements, headgear, yokes used on cows' mouths, ladders, etc.

This is a sign of an ox cart. It is stuck in the mud and a man is trying to push it forward.

Supporting Facilities

toilet

There are separate toilets for women and men.

Cafe

There are many small cafes here. You can get snacks, biscuits, water, cold drinks, etc. here. There are no lunch items.

Prayer room

There is a room for praying. There is also an ablution room. There are separate prayer rooms for men and women.

library

There is a library here. You can sit here and read. However, you cannot take books out of the library. There are various non-historical books, novels, stories, poems, etc.

Breast feeding corner.

puppet dance stage

There is a small stage for hosting historical puppet dances.

pond

There is a pond here. The water in the pond is very fresh. There are seats available to sit on the pond shore.

bench

There are small benches to sit and enjoy the time.

There are no guides here. However, there are people assigned to every tourist spot. You can take help from them if you want. There are no elevators or escalators.

Additional Notes

There are directions to be posted for each area of the guidebook. Also, each artwork has its location, use, etc. written below it in both English and Bengali. This is an eco-friendly place with lots of plants and trees that will fascinate you.

car parking

There is a field for car parking. Outsiders can park their cars here. You have to collect a ticket for parking. The parking ticket costs 100 taka.

Stage

There is a stage here. The museum authorities hold various events here at different times.

Outside shop

There are some shops outside of the the museum area. There have many handcraft things for sale.

Some important information

Name	Bangladesh Folk and Craft Museum
Place	Sonargaon, Narayanganj, Bangladesh
Wikipedia link	Bangladesh Folk Arts and Crafts Foundation - Wikipedia https://share.google/BocKBOUgZQ3rHuT7K
Google Map	https://maps.app.goo.gl/3XeTNBb1XREQwm8t5
Steem Atlas map	[//]:# (!steematlas 23.64886322 lat 90.60011733 long Bangladesh Folk and Craft Foundation d3scr)
official website	বাংলাদেশ লোক ও কারুশিল্প ফাউন্ডেশন-সংস্কৃতি বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয় https://share.google/Aw6GPp7w4vnP9EebC
Helpline	Help desk no 09604 000 777 or land-phone no 02-7656331
Captured by	Galaxy A14 5G
Personal rating	9.9/10
Staff behaviour	Very friendly

Thanks to my dear steemian friends Who read my post. I invit you to visit this amazing museum.

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