A museum dedicated to the folk arts and crafts of Bangladesh, located in Sonargaon and established by Zainul Abedin in 1975. Its collections hold more than 3,500 folk art and craft objects from the country, from ornaments and metal objects to folk musical instruments, wood carvings and stone objects.
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Galleries & Collections | Craft & Design | Performance & Practice | All Bangladesh | Central Bangladesh | Post-colonial & Contemporary (1947 CE–)
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ChicagoImpart Encyclopedia of Art. "Folk Art Museum, Sonargaon." Last updated February 17, 2026. https://imp-art.org/definitions/folk-art-museum-sonargaon/.
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MLA"Folk Art Museum, Sonargaon." Impart Encyclopedia of Art, Feb. 17, 2026, https://imp-art.org/definitions/folk-art-museum-sonargaon/.
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HarvardImpart Encyclopedia of Art (2026) Folk Art Museum, Sonargaon. Available at: https://imp-art.org/definitions/folk-art-museum-sonargaon/ (Accessed: 3 March 2026).
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