Calico Museum of Textile poised to be one of the best museums was founded by famed industrialist Gautam Sarabhai and his sister Gira Sarabhai. Inspired by Dr. Ananda Coomaraswamy, the imposing museum has been drawing several visitors, especially textile enthusiasts.Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy was an eminent historian and philosopher of Indian Art who did exemplary work in both literature and the Swadeshi movement. During his visit to Gujarat, he suggested the famed industrialist and owner of Calico Textiles, Mr. Gautam Sarabhai to set a textile institute in the city keeping in view the tremendous growth of the textile industry.In 1949 Gautam Sarabhai and his sister Gita Sarabhai founded the incredible museum that unravels the intricacies of the country’s textiles. Then-Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Lal Nehru inaugurated the famed museum in 1949. Initially set in the Calico Mills, the museum found a new home in 1983 when it was shifted to Sarabhai House in Shahibaug.As the collection of fabrics varying in colors, design, and patterns exemplified, the museum was then shifted to the Sarabhai House. A non-profit organization, Sarabhai Foundation was established in 1959 by Sarla Devi Sarabhai and Ambalal Sarabhai with the vision of promoting and encouraging art, science, and literature. It plays a significant role in the preservation of the culture and heritage of the country.