Ooty Tribal Museum,
One of the most well maintained and well organized museums you find in Ooty, the Ooty Tribal Research Center is more than just a museum displaying pre historic artifacts and stuffed animals.
The Tribal Museum is located within the Tribal Research Centre campus Udhagamndalam, Nilgiri district, Tamil Nadu.
The foundation stone for the Tribal Museum building was laid on 12th September 1989 and the Tribal Museum building construction was completed in the year 1995.
It started functioning from 2nd
October 1995. On 13th September 1995 the
Tribal Research Centre was taken over along with Tribal Museum by the Adi
Dravidar
The main aim of establishing the museum is to preserve the cultural heritage of the Tribals.
This place does serious research on the tribes inhabiting South India and the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
The research center in Ooty maintains records on all the social, cultural, economic and religious activities of the tribals.
They research on ways to improve
the living conditions of the tribal people and on how to bring them into the
mainstream without much disturbing their present lifestyle.
Museum artifacts like traditional
Ornaments, Weapons, Utensils, Basketrty, Pottery, Tribal Model huts,
Agricultural Implements, Hunting and fishing material Painting &
Photography, Sculptures, Tribal model temple ,
Medicinal and Minor forest produce
items are collected from about 36 different tribal ethnic Communities of the
state of Tamilnadu and also tribal photography of other States of India and
Union terrriotry of Andaman and Nicobar islands etc., were exhibited in the
Tribal Museum.
For anyone who is keen on learning new things every day, the Tribal Museum is a wonderful place to start with. The museum is pure information and entertainment and if you are travelling with your kids they will certainly love a good day out in the museum.
Tribal Research Center Ooty Entry Fee :
Adult – Rs.5/-
Children (below 16 years) – Rs. Nil
Foreigner – Rs.100/-
Tribal Research Center Ooty Timings :
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Ooty Tribal Research Center is
closed on Fridays, second Saturdays and during National Public Holidays
Ooty Tribal Research Center Address: Tribal Research Center :
Nanjanad Road, Muttorai Palada, Ooty, Tamil Nadu, 634004, India
How To Reach ooty Tribal Research
Center :
The Ooty Tribal Research Center is located about 10 kilometers from Ooty and is easily accessible, as regular buses ply along this route and also you can strike a decent deal with the auto rickshaw walas.
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