Devrukh Museum

Devrukh Museum Devrukh Museum Devrukh Shikshan Prasarak Mandal (DSPM) was founded in 1927 by Hon. Arun Athalye for the Devrukh Shikshan Prasarak Mandal.

Late Shri Dadasaheb Malvankar, first Lok Sabha Speaker of independent India, Dadasaheb Pitre, Kakasaheb Pandit, Vinayakrao Ketkar, and such other like-minded people who worked towards the cause of education and upliftment of the masses in rural Konkan. Today the institution successfully runs a High School, an Arts-Commerce-Science College, an English Medium School and a Computer Training Centre. I

n order that the work of talented sons of the soil be preserved within Konkan, paintings were painstakingly collected by the 4th President of the institution, Late Shri Arun V Athalye, who was ably guided in his effort by Late Shri V S Gurjar, Some of the paintings collected by Late Shri Mulye Master were generously donated by his family to Mr. The paintings in this collection are rendered by artists who belonged to a tradition of painters known as 'Bombay School of Art'. These painters and artists range from the three generations of the Pestonji Family, Pestonji Bomanji, Eruksha Pestonji and Dadiseth Eruksha, the father and son duo of the Haldankars, Late V S Gurjar, Late M V Dhurandhar, Late N R Sardesai, Late Dinanath Dalal and such other eminent artists whose work spans from 1850 through 1950 and beyond. Most of these eminent artists hailed from the Konkan region from the districts of Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra, and who went on to later acquire nationwide recognition and worldwide fame.

11/06/2015
Few Artworks from our Collection. All images © LAKSHMIBAI PITRE KALASANGRAHALAYA
30/04/2014

Few Artworks from our Collection. All images © LAKSHMIBAI PITRE KALASANGRAHALAYA

30/04/2014

Devrukh Shikshan Prasarak Mandal
Lakshmibai Pitre Kalasangrahalaya
Inauguration on 11th May 2014

by Shivashaheer Babasaheb Purandare
Chief Guest Shri Amol Palekar

Later that evening
9:30 pm Shrimant Yogi
A musical presentation of Shivacharitra
by Swaragandhar, Mumbai
Narration by Adv. Anand Deshpande, Solapur
Live demonstration of painting by Prof. Vikram Paranjape, DeCAD

Monday May 12, 2014
7:00 pm Inauguration of Abasaheb & Kamalabai Sardeshpande Granthalaya

Swatantryaveer Savarkar’s painting in the Parliament…
Artist, Mrs. Chandrakala Kadam and journalist, Shri Kumar Kadam will share their experiences.

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Sangameshwar
415804

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Tuesday 12pm - 5pm
Wednesday 12pm - 5pm
Thursday 12pm - 5pm
Friday 12pm - 5pm
Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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