Hiralaxmi Memorial Craft Park

Hiralaxmi Memorial Craft Park is a cultural craft park located at Bhujodi village near Bhuj in Kutch, Gujarat. Established to preserve and promote Kutchi handicrafts, it serves as a living museum of the region's artisan traditions. The park displays traditional crafts, live artisan workshops, a museum, and cultural exhibits, offering visitors insight into Kutch's embroidery, weaving, block printing, pottery and other heritage crafts.

Visitors can expect a large open campus with traditional Kutchi architecture, craft huts and exhibition galleries. The park features live demonstrations by artisans from Kutch weaving, embroidery, bandhani, block printing, pottery and leather work, a museum showcasing craft history and techniques, shops selling authentic handicrafts, and occasional folk music and dance performances. Areas to explore include craft workshops, display galleries, open grounds and shopping zones.

The park was established as a memorial to Hiralaxmi and developed with support from the VRTI and related trusts to revive and sustain Kutchi crafts after the 2001 Bhuj earthquake. It was created to provide a dedicated platform for artisan communities of Kutch to preserve traditional skills and ensure livelihood continuity.

The park is culturally significant as a centre for preservation and promotion of Kutch's diverse handicraft traditions including Rogan painting, Ajrakh block printing, bandhani, embroidery, weaving and pottery. It supports artisan communities, showcases intergenerational craft knowledge, and educates visitors about the cultural heritage of Kutch.