Anokhi Museum of Hand Printing

The Anokhi Museum of Hand Printing occupies a restored haveli at Kheri Gate in Amber, a short walk below Amer Fort, and it is the place to see the block rather than to buy a scarf in a hurry. Galleries hold printed textiles, carving tools, and the sequence of a craft that Sanganer and Bagru still practise. The museum's own hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 10:30 to 5:00, and Sunday, 11:00 to 4:30. Monday is closed, and so are a list of local holidays that includes Dhulandi, Diwali, and Independence Day. The building also shuts the galleries for summer maintenance, lately from the end of May until 15 July, with staff on site and the exhibitions dark. Confirm on anokhimuseum.com before an August trip. Demonstrations of carving and printing run through the day with a lunch break. The shop can be visited without a gallery ticket if you ask at the desk. Entry is modest next to the fort, and it is not included in the fort ticket or in the state composite. Pair it with an early Amer morning and leave the city-palace afternoon intact. Phone the museum if your driver is unsure of Kheri Gate. Amber's lanes are walkable once you are down from the fort, and they are a poor place to arrive by guessing. Give the rooms an hour. The fort has already taken the spectacle.