Goa Chitra Museum
Goa Chitra Museum
4.5
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
About
Goa Chitra, founded & curated by Victor Hugo Gomes, is a conglomerate of three museums spread across 1,17,000 sq. meters in Benaulim, South Goa. It is one man’s collection of over 40,000 artefacts and dedication of more than 30 years as a tribute to his ancestors and their way of life using age-old wisdom passed down through generations. Goa Chitra Museum is the flagship ethnographic museum, opened in 2009. It is a unique collection of over 4,000 artefacts related to traditional farming implements and other ancient tools of the trade. Goa Chakra Museum is a transportation museum that is the first of its kind in India, opened in 2014. It displays ancient modes of transportation from all over India that reveals the progressive history of success in the modern industrial age through the wheel. Goa Cruti Museum, opened in 2016, is a collection based on Goa’s colonial past that showcases the various aspects of the fast-fading rich culture of Goa.
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nikunj0402
Renfrew, UK3 contributions
Mar 2023 • Family
We visited chitra museum with our daughters. Sushant our tour guide is an amazing person and his energy is commendable. He explained each and every details for everything displayed in museum.
This is a hidden gem in goa, way to the museum is also very beautiful. It gives great knowledge about goan history and people of goa.
This is a hidden gem in goa, way to the museum is also very beautiful. It gives great knowledge about goan history and people of goa.
Written 2 April 2023
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Rakesh N
9 contributions
Oct 2022 • Family
One of the hidden gems in Goa - The Goa Chitra Museum. Amazing private collection of Goan history by Victor Hugo. Place looks small from outside but didn't realise how the 2 hours flew with the detailed explanation from the guides. Not a place to be missed.
Written 16 November 2022
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Sushmita Biswas
Hyderabad, India98 contributions
Jul 2022 • Family
It’s an incredible accumulation of things of past and present.
Wide range… carts, wheels, vessels, containers, office supplies and equipments, and many many categories.
The guide Gladys was very informative and elaborate.
Suggestion: the information shared about the articles should be displayed too along with the article. This will add authenticity to the museum.
Good job.
Wide range… carts, wheels, vessels, containers, office supplies and equipments, and many many categories.
The guide Gladys was very informative and elaborate.
Suggestion: the information shared about the articles should be displayed too along with the article. This will add authenticity to the museum.
Good job.
Written 3 August 2022
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Rajiv R
Dallas, TX15 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
Kudos to Mr. Victor for amassing a private collection of Goan and Indian antiquities.
It is obvious it is a labor of love and passion. This is out of the way in South Goa near Colva beach.
It is wonderful stop for kids who are a bit older perhaps 8th Class and above who are academically inclined.
Don’t take kids below 10. Don’t touch stuff .
It is obvious it is a labor of love and passion. This is out of the way in South Goa near Colva beach.
It is wonderful stop for kids who are a bit older perhaps 8th Class and above who are academically inclined.
Don’t take kids below 10. Don’t touch stuff .
Written 4 January 2020
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Vaishali B
Dear Guest,
Thank you for the five-star rating to Goa Chitra Museum. We appreciate you taking out the time to review us and recommending us as a must-see.
Thank you for appreciating the efforts and dedication of our Founder-Curator, Victor Hugo Gomes to preserve the rich history of Goa and the country to enrich future generations.
We look forward to seeing you again soon!
Written 16 October 2021
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steve b
31 contributions
Mar 2024 • Couples
We were on a way somewhere else when the taxi driver suggested stopping here. What a gem.
There are three separate parts, transport, farming and general household items gathered over the years. And an excellent tour guide who was knowledgeable and able to answer any questions.
Looking at the conditions the locals worked under, and their ingenuity to improve daily life was a marvel. Farming was back breaking manual, yet photos show smiling people.
The transport was both clever and intricate, adapting to local terrain.personally I thought the closed wedding carriages(must not be seen by anyone before the ceremony) was a harsh local custom. And cramped.
Household implements were clever, and I recognised versions of what we used in England.
Fascinating and Enjoyable
There are three separate parts, transport, farming and general household items gathered over the years. And an excellent tour guide who was knowledgeable and able to answer any questions.
Looking at the conditions the locals worked under, and their ingenuity to improve daily life was a marvel. Farming was back breaking manual, yet photos show smiling people.
The transport was both clever and intricate, adapting to local terrain.personally I thought the closed wedding carriages(must not be seen by anyone before the ceremony) was a harsh local custom. And cramped.
Household implements were clever, and I recognised versions of what we used in England.
Fascinating and Enjoyable
Written 5 March 2024
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kj69
UK1 contribution
This museum is well worth a visit to find out about the old houses and farming communities. The objects are well displayed with lots of interesting information. The artefacts have been collected from many houses and reflect the daily lives of ordinary people. The collections are comprehensive and show how local artisans and farmers used the resources from their environment. Visitors with a Goan heritage will find many familiar objects each with a story of its own. A nice alternative to the beaches!
Written 26 January 2010
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Joaquim G
New York City, NY1 contribution
Tucked in the quaint beach side village of Benaulim, South Goa, Goa Chitra, is a place that you "MUST VISIT" while you are in Goa. The museum launched recently, houses one of the largest and richest collections of implements and lifestyle items that were used by Goa's working class from a time even before Goa. was discovered by the Portuguese sailor Vasco da Gama. In the organic farm attached to the museum, the museum's founders' Victor Hugo and Ally Gomes continue to grow a strains of Goan rice, vegetables and herbs that have long been lost to India's Green Revolution. This self funded, non-profit museum will definitely inspire you, as it did to me, that hard work and dedication are all you need to achieve your dreams in life.
If you an art collector, don't forget to visit the gallery that houses reasonably priced paintings of some of Goa's most reputed artists who have stepped forward to help Victor and Ally preserve Goa's past.
If you an art collector, don't forget to visit the gallery that houses reasonably priced paintings of some of Goa's most reputed artists who have stepped forward to help Victor and Ally preserve Goa's past.
Written 31 July 2010
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jazzinn
Goa8 contributions
Great collection of goan artifacts, good live music. A must visit if in Benaulim area.
Written 31 May 2012
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NewYorkAirmail
new york20 contributions
May 2012 • Friends
Please do not leave Goa without paying homage to this wonderful place! Victor and Allie have dedicated their life to the preservation of traditional Goan culture and do so with panache. The museum is full of interesting collections and the hip couple regularly host movie and music nights in their outdoor bar and dining room. This is not your run-of-the-mill stop on a tourist junket, but rather a great opportunity to meet some fantastic Goans who are doing great things for their state!
Written 2 May 2012
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jaideep k
New Delhi, India52 contributions
Jun 2016 • Family
The website of this museum states there is no entry fee but when you reach at the location you are told that free entry has been discontinued and now you have to pay Rs. 300. It was quite annoying. I requested the guide present there to arrange for a call with the management to clarify the matter. After a couple of requests he dialed Victor's number who owns this private property.
Victor was made aware that their website that was last updated in 2009 still says that entry is free and that is the window available to public for getting right information, and presenting misleading or wrong information is an offence. Instead of apologising for the mistake he started criticising government for not supporting and aiding arts in the country.
I am not against entry fee but didn't like the attitude of the management. They must update the information related to entry charges on their official website to ensure the sanctity of the website and customer friendly attitude of the top management.
Victor was made aware that their website that was last updated in 2009 still says that entry is free and that is the window available to public for getting right information, and presenting misleading or wrong information is an offence. Instead of apologising for the mistake he started criticising government for not supporting and aiding arts in the country.
I am not against entry fee but didn't like the attitude of the management. They must update the information related to entry charges on their official website to ensure the sanctity of the website and customer friendly attitude of the top management.
Written 23 June 2016
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We have various types of people visiting Goa Chitra. We have had over 4 lakh visitors since 2009 ranging from young school children to youth, researchers, holiday tourist from all corners of the globe including celebrities like Mr. Gulzhar and Robert di Nero. Ever-so-often we get an odd person seeking to find favors using their own selfish interest to see the museum free.
For reasons better understood by them they quote a paragraph from our website which is misinterpreted only for the sole purpose of gaining free entry.
The following line from our website is understood that entry is free, “…The proposed museum hopes to allow free entry for all interested in viewing the museum in this hope it fulfills most of the objectives.”..
The word hopes is conveniently left out.
The last page of the Goa Chitra website it is clearly mentioned that the entry is at Rs 300/- and special discounts for groups.
On one such occasion a men throwing his weight around with our staff acting arrogant and assertive, barraging that we are in fact selling the museum under false pretext kept flashing his journalist prerogative to gain free entry.
The Goa Chitra management will like to go on record and state that the above mention review is out of selfish interest and personal spite for not encouraging such hoodlums who use their personal profession of a so called “Digital Journalist”, Mr. Jaideep K, to throw his weight around and intimidate young enthusiastic staff who are just doing their duty.
The museum in fact is free for all elders to visit on world elder’s days. School Students are given entry at Rs. 50 , college and PG students at Rs, 100 and all journalist and research scholars, artists, senior citizens are given special consideration on prior phone calls and appointments.
Written 29 June 2016
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Thinking of visiting tomorrow! Sunday.Is there anything special on offer?
Regards
Roy
Written 27 December 2014
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