Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee (MHCC) will commence the construction of India’s first textile museum in the city this month.
Work on the first phase of the project, which includes a light show and depiction of a mill worker’s life, will start in a few days. The museum will be set up at United Mills’ compound, Kala Chowkie. The second phase will be executed after four to five months.
The contract for the project has been awarded to Swami Constructions, who will implement the project on an area of 44,000 square metre at the defunct United Mills.
The first phase, on 10,000 square metre in the mill premises, will include beautification and landscaping around a lake inside the compound; setting up of an exhibition centre; a multipurpose plaza with art stalls and murals depicting a bygone era; and a cafeteria.
