Gyan Museum

Place: Jaipur

Biography:

Gyan Museum is a concept space in Jaipur, India, that houses a collection of unique pieces of art collected over time by Late Mr. Gyan Chand Ji Dhaddha (1940-2004). The museum is constructed to depict a reciprocal recognition of about 3000 years of cultural heritage and has in possession over 2500 works of exceptional art both of Indian and foreign origin. The museum is a tribute to the legend who in the world that he foresaw, formulated his media. He was born in a traditional Jain family and was surrounded by philosophy, visuals, and belief systems that instilled in him a love for arts, crafts, poetry, and literature. At the age of sixteen, his father presented him two objects which began his childhood fascination for antiques and led him to become an avid collector. He believed that the most beautiful relationship one can have with objects is to own them, so he travelled his passion and kept collecting the cultural genre.