Traditional Boats of Bangladesh

Bangladesh Traditional Boats

Bangladesh Traditional Boats

Exhibition on ‘Traditional Boats of Bangladesh’ to be held at the Bangladesh National Museum, Nalinikanta Bhattashali Gallery from 23rd March to 19th April 2010.

The exhibition showcases several life size boats, over 50 different types of traditional model boats, which are handcrafted maintaining every single feature and detail of each type of boat, and depicts the daily lives of the traditional boat builders.

The exhibition is a part of Friendship’s Cultural Preservation Programe, which strives to conserve the heritage of traditional boat building in Bangladesh. We arrange exhibitions nationally and internationally to create awareness of this age-old tradition, build model boats using the same craftsmen and ancient technologies used to build the full-scale vessels, and our research and development section focuses on documenting techniques of building different types of boats and explores innovations in the sector. Our ultimate goal is to establish the first ‘Living Museum on the Boats of Bengal’ in the country.