The Sanskar Kendra City Museum focuses on the historical, cultural, economic and political aspects of Ahmedabad through its collection of exquisite art, artefacts and historically significant documents. 

Housed in Sanskar Kendra, a cultural centre designed by the renowned architect Le Corbusier in 1954, the structure of the museum was designed according to local weather conditions and hence contains sun shading systems, intensive planting, and a roof equipped with 45 water basins to counter Ahmedabad’s hot climate. 

The Museum was conceived and curated by the Vastu Shilpa Foundation with the intention of capturing the nuances of Ahmedabad’s history. Exhibits of the museum belong to diverse categories such as textiles, photography, contemporary arts, architecture and commerce. Folk arts and crafts, important chapters in Gujarat’s history such as the struggle for independence, Mahatma Gandhi, the institutions, festivals and architecture of Ahmedabad and the state’s syncretic culture also form a vital part of the Museum’s exhibition. The City Museum also houses the world’s tallest incense stick and the foundation block of the famous Ellis Bridge, one of the many bridges over the Sabarmati river, on the banks of which Ahmedabad is built. 

Housed in an open-plan space with a large volume, the exhibits are displayed within sections, segregated by low-heighted partitions in wood/MDF board. Architecture models are encased in glass, while to-scale architectural elements such as chabutro, sections of a traditional house etc are kept free-standing.