Khamir Craft Resource Centre is a unique cultural and craft campus in Kukma near Bhuj. It brings together artisans, craft practitioners, designers and visitors and provides an opportunity to explore traditional Kutch crafts, workshops, exhibitions and handmade products.
Khamir is a not-for-profit craft and cultural organisation working to promote Kachchh's traditional handicrafts, allied cultural practices and local creative communities. Its campus is located in Kukma, approximately 15 km from Bhuj.
The Khamir campus was established in 2007 with support from the Government of Gujarat and the Confederation of Indian Industry. Its architecture was designed by Professor Neelkanth Chhaya of CEPT University and incorporates sustainable, earth-based construction techniques such as wattle and daub, rammed earth and stabilised earth blocks.
Visitors can explore craft demonstration studios, exhibition spaces and a craft outlet. The campus also has facilities for pottery, weaving, natural dyeing, leather, metal bells and turned lacquer wood, with workshops and training programmes conducted in different craft disciplines.
Khamir works with a large network of artisans across Kachchh. Its current information states that the organisation works with around 1,600 artisans and 350 artisan units representing diverse communities of the region.
The craft outlet at Khamir gives visitors an opportunity to see and purchase traditional and contemporary Kutch products, including textiles, embroidery, Ajrakh, Bandhani, Kala cotton, leatherwork, lacquer wood and other handmade crafts.
Everything you need to know before visiting.
Explore traditional crafts, meet the creative culture of Kutch and discover handmade products at Khamir Craft Resource Centre near Bhuj.
