Gandhi walked into Goa Chitra, in South Goa's Benaulim village, about 40-km from here, last evening at around 4 PM and spent around 40 minutes there, founder of the museum, Victor Hugo Gomes said.
She was on a private visit to Goa.
"Yesterday morning, security staff of a starred hotel came to purchase the entry tickets and said that some special guest is going to visit. They never told that she is going to come," he told PTI today.
"She took interest in all the artifacts and was there for around 40 minutes.She saw the entire place and also inquired whether this is government or private initiative," he said.
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Gomes said that there was no "VVIP fanfare" around her during her visit.
"That is the kind of respect a cultural centre should get," he added.
A restorer by profession, Gomes, said during recently held BRICS several heads of the State came to the Benaulim village (which hosted the event) but none visited the museum.