US First Lady Michelle Obama today got a taste of India's rich cultural diversity when she visited the National Crafts Museum in New Delhi. She had a glimpse of the varied skills of artisans from across the country. Michelle reached the museum soon after paying respects at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial at the Rajghat. According to museum officials, artisans had been enthusiastically preparing for the visit, picking their best works for display. The core collection of the Crafts Museum was put together in the 1950s and 60s to serve as reference material for the craftsmen whose hereditary traditions were fading on the face of industrialisation. The museum building for displaying India's rural and tribal arts is designed by renowned architect Charles Correa as a metaphor for an Indian village street, affable, accommodative and active.