A museum of conflict
The Conflictorium — Museum of Conflict is one of Ahmedabad’s most original and thought-provoking spaces, a small independent museum set in a beautifully repurposed old building (the former Gool Lodge) in the Mirzapur area. Rather than displaying objects behind glass, it uses interactive installations, art, sound and personal stories to invite visitors to reflect on conflict in all its forms — social, political, personal and communal — and on the possibilities of dialogue, diversity and peace.
Exhibits range from a ‘moral compass’ to rooms of memory and creative responses to histories of conflict and harmony. Intimate, creative and often moving, the Conflictorium is a refreshing contemporary counterpoint to Ahmedabad’s ancient monuments — a place that engages the mind and heart, especially rewarding for those interested in art, society and ideas. (A small independent museum; entry is generally free.)
Inside the Conflictorium.
A museum that asks about conflict
The Conflictorium’s spaces.
The museum occupies Gool Lodge, an old house in the Mirzapur area of Ahmedabad, repurposed rather than rebuilt.
It was conceived as a museum of conflict — an unusual premise, addressing social, communal, personal and political conflict directly.
Interactive installations, art, sound and recorded personal testimony replace the conventional glass case entirely.
It functions as a space for dialogue as much as display, hosting discussion, workshops and residencies alongside the exhibits.
Reasons to make the time
Museum of conflict
Very few museums anywhere take conflict itself as their subject, and fewer do it in a residential house.
Interactive art
The exhibits are made to be handled, entered and responded to rather than observed at a distance.
Old Gool Lodge
Gool Lodge is a heritage house, and the domestic scale of the rooms shapes how the material lands.
Ideas & dialogue
The whole arrangement points towards reconciliation rather than simply cataloguing division.
Moving installations
Memory and conscience are the recurring themes, drawn from personal testimony rather than official record.
Modern counterpoint
It sits in an old quarter of Ahmedabad, within reach of the city's much older monuments.
What to look for inside
THE SPACEInstallations
Interactive installations that visitors handle, enter and respond to.
THE HOUSEGool Lodge
Gool Lodge, the heritage house the museum occupies.
How to spend an hour or two
Explore the installations
Engage with the installations rather than walking past them; they are built to be used.
Find the moral compass
Look for the museum's signature pieces, which are what most visitors remember afterwards.
Hear the stories
Listen to the recorded personal testimony, which carries the weight of the whole museum.
Reflect on conflict
Give yourself time to sit with it. This is not a place to move through quickly.
See the old house
Note the building itself — Gool Lodge is a heritage house and the setting is deliberate.
Engage with ideas
Set it against Ahmedabad's older monuments; the contrast in what a museum can be is the point.
Installations at the museum.
An old house of ideas
The Conflictorium occupies the former Gool Lodge, an atmospheric old Ahmedabad house, now filled with interactive installations, art and sound that explore conflict, memory and reconciliation. Its power is experiential rather than architectural — a small, creative, independent museum that invites participation and reflection. (Entry is generally free.)
This is one of many places worth seeing here — the full guide to Ahmedabad has the rest.
In the old Gool Lodge
Interactive installations
Themes of conflict & peace
An independent art museum
When to go
November to February is the comfortable season in Ahmedabad for walking between the old-city sites.
The monsoon is mild here and the museum is indoors, so the season matters little.
April to June is severe in Ahmedabad; an indoor museum is exactly where to be at midday.
⏰ Allow an hour to engage with the installations; check opening days, as it's a small independent museum.
Timings & entry
- Open most days (check ahead)
- Allow about an hour
- Engage with the exhibits
- Small independent museum
- Entry is generally free
- Donations welcomed
- Photography varies by exhibit
- Respect other visitors
Getting there
By Air
Ahmedabad airport.
By Rail
Ahmedabad station.
By Road
In Mirzapur, central city.
At the Conflictorium
ART & IDEAS
A creative museum of conflict
What to shoot
The installations, where photography is permitted — check before shooting.
Setting
The old Gool Lodge.
Detail
Interactive pieces.
Best light
Warm interior light.
Know before you go
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Sweet-savoury full meals.
FARSANDhokla & fafda
Steamed and fried snacks.
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Night street-food bazaar.
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The Conflictorium FAQ
What is the Conflictorium?
An independent art museum of conflict in Ahmedabad, in the old Gool Lodge.
What's it about?
Exploring conflict, diversity, memory and peace through interactive art.
Is there an entry fee?
Entry is generally free; donations are welcomed.
What will I see?
Installations, art, sound and personal stories — not glass-case objects.
Where is it?
In the Mirzapur area of central Ahmedabad.
How long does it take?
About an hour.
Is photography allowed?
It varies by exhibit — check on site.
When should I visit?
October to March; check opening days.
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Published 24 June 2026 · Updated 24 August 2026