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5. INTRODUCTION TO ART, CRAFT AND CULTURE
a. Vegetable dyes - lecture and display by eminent personality in the field
b. Lecture/slide show on conservation of arts and crafts by Dhivya Prasad of Crafts Council of India.
c. Slide show on chola architecture by Mr.S.Gurumurthy.
d. We were invited to participate at the chamber show in Coimbatore in Sep 2008. Craft demonstration - like olai craft + garland making were introduced to the people of Coimbatore .
6. THE TEXTILE MUSEUM AT THE KASTURI SRINIVASAN TRUST
Since Coimbatore is a textile town CCTN was of the view that there should be a place to put up old and rare pieces of textile for the general public to view and also for those who visited. Keeping this in mind the members sourced for the same from generous donors or those who were willing to lend for a short term. Few could be bought and came within our finances were bought. Mostly they were given on loan and it was decided to keep changing our displays. It was decided to raise funds for funding this venture. The trustees were approached and space to put up our display at their premise was granted. Architects and interior designers Jaishree and Venkat were contacted and a floor plan finalized. The display cabinets would be done in sections for practical reasons. After working on this project from April 1995 we dedicated the museum open on our 10th AGM (ie) 29th September 1998. We still have a good collection on display there.
