Dharavi in Mumbai is to get the world’s first slum museum. Dharavi is one of Asia’s biggest slums and the setting for Danny Boyle’s hit 2008 film, Slumdog Millionaire.
Dharavi Design Museum
About the Museum
- The small mobile museum will open in February for two months and display everything from pottery and textiles to recycled items.
- The museum will showcase some of the myriad objects that are produced every year in Dharavi.
Aim of the act
- The organisers of Design Museum Dharavi say they want to challenge people’s perceptions of slums by highlighting the creative talent that resides in them.
About the Slum
- Following the success of Slumdog Millionaire , the slum has become a tourist attraction and guides offer tours of its hundreds of workshops.
- In 2010, Britain’s Prince Charles cited Dharavi as a role model for sustainable living, praising its habit of recycling waste.
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