Pioneering artist Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin established this foundation in 1975 to preserve traditional rural crafts from across Bangladesh. The wooded estate centres on Boro Sardar Bari, a grand 19th-century palace adorned with intricate plasterwork and mosaic tiles facing a large pond. Museum galleries exhibit antique woodcarvings, brass metalwork, nakshi kantha quilts and folk musical instruments. Master craftspeople demonstrate handloom weaving and pottery making on the grounds.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Entry roughly ৳50 for Bangladeshis, more for foreign visitors; pedal boats on the pond about ৳100
How to get to Bangladesh Folk Art and Crafts Museum
Near Panam Nagar in Sonargaon, about 2.5 km north of Mograpara crossing. Easy-bikes and rickshaws connect Mograpara in roughly 10 minutes.
Narayanganj town is about 18 km from Dhaka, around 1 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Narayanganj guide.
Closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
More to see in Narayanganj
Photo: Dolon Prova, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Panam Nagar পানাম নগর
A historic street of 52 brick merchant mansions in Sonargaon, built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry roughly ৳100 for Bangladeshis, more for foreigners; easy-bike from Mograpara about ৳30
Photo: Rafi Bin Tofa, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Hajiganj Fort হাজীগঞ্জ দুর্গ
A pentagonal 17th-century Mughal water fort built by Mir Jumla on the western bank of the Shitalakshya river.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Entry free; rickshaw from Chashara about ৳30–40
Photo: SabbirAbeir (md sabbir), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Sonakanda Fort সোনাকান্দা দুর্গ
A 17th-century Mughal river outpost in Bandar with a colossal circular artillery platform overlooking the river.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; boat crossing across Shitalakshya roughly ৳5–10; rickshaw in Bandar about ৳25
Photo: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Goaldi Mosque গোয়ালদী মসজিদ
A 1519 Sultanate brick mosque tucked among village trees near Sonargaon, notable for terracotta rosettes and stone mihrabs.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Entry free; auto-rickshaw from Panam Nagar about ৳30–40