Christian Art Museum, Old Goa
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The Christian Art Museum, the first and only one of its kind in Asia and was earlier located at the famous Rachol Seminary at Rachol near the town on Margao.
This fabulous museum is now relocated within the precincts of the convent of Santa Monica, Old Goa, in the vicinity of the Old Goa world heritage monuments.The museum houses some of the best specimens of Goa´s distinctive and exquisitely crafted church art. In the early days of Portuguese colonization, most statues to be installed in churches were brought by ship from Portugal.
These were supplemented by images, furnishings and decorations crafted by local Hindu artisans who were roped in to keep up with the demand as church building activity of the Portuguese accelerated.
Wax World Museum
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Old Goa is the home to India's second wax museum. Each figurine is carefully sculpted of paraffin wax; the hair used is natural, although the eyes and teeth are artificial.
The museum has over 30 life-size, statues of famous personalities of Indian culture, heritage and religion. One of the main attractions is the sculpting of the 'last supper' which is 22 feet in length and weights 500 kilos.
A guide talks you through the statues at the musuem, and explains who the statues are of, what they represent and how long it took to make the sculpture. The guided tour is in English and Hindi. Other main attractions include Mahatma Gandhi, Radha Krishna and Bethlehem.
There is a statue called 'say no to drugs' which shows you the side effects of taking drugs and this really brings the concept to life.
The is a small gift shop where one can purchase candles of various designs and shapes and smells.
Entry costs 30 Rupees and 10 for cameras.
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