conflictorium

A one-of-a-kind museum in Ahmedabad, the Conflictorium is a museum dedicated to purporting all the conflicts the city has witnessed since its commencement. The museum offers the visitors to resolve their own conflicts and delve deeper into the conflicts that has occurred in the city through ways of art and artifacts.

About the Museum

Founded in 2013, the Conflictorium was established to profess the conflicts and struggles that the city went through since its inception and to allow the visitors to resolve their conflicts. The museum in itself is an interesting sight to be, with an old decrepit building of Gool Lodge along with a mandir, dargah, and a cemetery in its proximity to bridge the gap that was created with the riot in 2002 in the city. The ancient exterior of the museum building somewhat signifies the old Ahmedabad, where time seems to have seized and people are still living in the stories and conflicts of yesteryear.

The Conflictorium has become one of the major tourist attractions in Ahmedabad with its eerie charm and the experience it offers that will wow anyone even with a slight interest in history and the unraveling of the timeline we have followed ever since. The museum is divided into different sections to highlight every event based on the conflict and its significance. The place and the usefulness of the museum, as reviewed by people, helps in minimizing the difference between the old city and the new, and the ever-increasing number of visitors who understand the need for conflict resolution and the significance of confronting a problem without any violence conveys just that.

Upon entering the museum, you will be greeted with various exhibits and visual representations of the conflicts that the city has witnessed. The museum has 6 different sections, each signifying the different aspects of conflicts and stories and each one named differently.

• The first one is the ‘Conflict Timeline’ that represents the unrest and tyranny in Gujarat through a wide collection of instances.
• Next one is known as ‘Empathy Alley’, which highlights the contributions made by many political figures of Gujarat who did not get their due credit for their work and sacrifice by putting their figurines and audio tapes from that time.
• Next in line is the ‘Moral Compass’ where the visitors can physically touch the Constitution and study it.
• Moving along, you would be greeted by the ‘Memory Lab’ which is practically a wall containing many glass jars keeping the wishes and confessions of the visitors that are also often displayed.
• The final section inside the museum is called ‘Power of New’ which is an audio installation that represents the journey of a visitor in the museum and gives it a concluding note.
• There is a Peepal tree outside which is considered as the sixth segment of the museum and has been seen as the ‘Sorry Tree’. Visitors submit their apologies on a card to whoever they want to apologize but don’t have the courage and attach it to one of the leaves of the tree.
• The enthusiasm and interest that visitors show in various activities in the museum signify that people are willing to give up conflict and lead a road to resolution without any violence, all they just need is proper guidance.