Overview
- The chief minister said an MoU with the British Museum is likely on Sunday to bring a portion of the textile to Assam in 2027.
- JSW Group facilitated contact with the museum and will construct a state-owned, international-standard museum on allotted land in Khanapara.
- The government plans to exhibit the piece in Guwahati and seek additional displays in other Indian cities to broaden public access.
- Officials have previously noted the museum’s condition of an 18‑month loan contingent on meeting strict environmental requirements.
- The Vrindavani Vastra, woven under Srimanta Sankardev, left Assam via Tibet and now exists in fragments across museums in London, Paris, Boston and Los Angeles, with the British Museum holding a nine-and-a-half metre assemblage acquired in 1904.