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			{{Short description\|Museum in Nilambur, Kerala, India}}
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	[[File:Nilambur Teak Museum 03957.JPG\|~~thumbnail~~\|~~Teak Museum]]~~		{{infobox museum
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	[[File:NilamburTeak.jpg\|thumb\|right\|[[Nilambur]] Teak Plantation in 1917]]		[[File:NilamburTeak.jpg\|thumb\|right\|[[Nilambur]] Teak Plantation in 1917]]

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	==External links==		==External links==
	~~{{commonscat\|Teak Museum Nilambur}}~~
	*[http://www.kfri.org/html/k1000mus.htm Kerala Forest Research Institute - Teak Museum - includes photos]		*[http://www.kfri.org/html/k1000mus.htm Kerala Forest Research Institute - Teak Museum - includes photos]
	*[http://www.nilambur.com/pages/4attractions.htm Teak Museum and plantation - photos]		*[http://www.nilambur.com/pages/4attractions.htm Teak Museum and plantation - photos]

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	\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060928001233/http://www.kfri.org/html/k1000mus.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> \|archive-date = 2006-09-28}}</ref>		\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060928001233/http://www.kfri.org/html/k1000mus.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> \|archive-date = 2006-09-28}}</ref>

			In the old administrative records of the [[Madras Presidency]], it is recorded that the most remarkable plantation owned by Government in the erstwhile [[Madras Presidency]] was the Teak plantation at [[Nilambur]] planted in 1844.<ref name="Mbsp">{{cite book \|url=https://www.tamildigitallibrary.in/admin/assets/book/TVA_BOK_0023302_The_Madras_Presidency_1881_1931.pdf \|title=The Madras Presidency (1881-1931) \|last=Boag \|first=GT \|publisher=Government of Madras \|location=Madras \|year=1933 \|page=63}}</ref>

	The museum, a two-storey building, is the world's first [[teak]] museum and is operated by the [[Kerala Forest Research Institute]]. The exhibits include comprehensive information on aspects of the use of teak in their exhibits and articles on the subject. The [[museum]] provides extensive information of value historically, artistically and scientifically.<ref>{{cite web		The museum, a two-storey building, is the world's first [[teak]] museum and is operated by the [[Kerala Forest Research Institute]]. The exhibits include comprehensive information on aspects of the use of teak in their exhibits and articles on the subject. The [[museum]] provides extensive information of value historically, artistically and scientifically.<ref>{{cite web
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	\|title=Museums of Kerala - Teak Museum, Nilambur		\|title=Museums of Kerala - Teak Museum, Nilambur
	\|publisher=Indiatourism.com		\|publisher=Indiatourism.com
	}}</ref>		}}</ref>[[File:Teak (Tectona grandis) flowers in Anantgiri, AP W2 IMG 8807.jpg\|thumb\|Teak flowers]]
	~~==Location==~~		[[File:Teak Museum, Nilambur.jpg\|thumbnail\|Cactus Collection]]
	[[File:Teak (Tectona grandis) flowers in Anantgiri, AP W2 IMG 8807.jpg\|thumb\|Teak flowers]]
	[[File:Teak Museum, Nilambur.jpg\|thumbnail\|Cactus Collection]]~~. This is situated in front of Manjeri- Ooty road near Nilambur and protected by wall.~~

	==Visiting Hours==		==Visiting Hours==
	Visitors are admitted from 10.00 am to 4.30 pm on all days except Monday which is a holiday.		Visitors are admitted from 10.00 am to 4.30 pm on all days except Monday which is a holiday.

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
[[File:Nilambur Teak Museum 03957.JPG|thumbnail|Teak Museum]]
[[File:NilamburTeak.jpg|thumb|right|[[Nilambur]] Teak Plantation in 1917]]

'''Teak Museum''' is located 4 km from [[Nilambur]], a town in the [[Malappuram district]] of [[Kerala]], [[South India]]. Teak occurs naturally in India with the main teak forests found in Kerala.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.kfri.org/html/k1000mus.htm
|title=Teak Museum
|publisher=Kerala Forest Research Institute
|access-date=2006-10-13
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060928001233/http://www.kfri.org/html/k1000mus.htm  |archive-date = 2006-09-28}}</ref>

The museum, a two-storey building, is the world's first [[teak]] museum and is operated by the [[Kerala Forest Research Institute]]. The exhibits include comprehensive information on aspects of the use of teak in their exhibits and articles on the subject. The [[museum]] provides extensive information of value historically, artistically and scientifically.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.malappuram.net/html/touristattractions.htm#Malappuram
|title=Nilambur(Forest area) - Teak Museum
|publisher=Malappuram.net
|access-date=2006-10-13
}}</ref>

The museum was established in 1995 on the campus of the centre of Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) because of the historical significance of teak to the area. The world's first teak plantation was planted in Nilambur in the 1840s by the British.<ref>{{citation
|title=Museums of Kerala - Teak Museum, Nilambur
|publisher=Indiatourism.com
}}</ref>
==Location==
[[File:Teak (Tectona grandis) flowers in Anantgiri, AP W2 IMG 8807.jpg|thumb|Teak flowers]]
[[File:Teak Museum, Nilambur.jpg|thumbnail|Cactus Collection]]. This is situated in front of Manjeri- Ooty road near Nilambur and protected by wall.

==Visiting Hours==
Visitors are admitted from 10.00 am to 4.30 pm on all days except Monday which is a holiday.

The nearest railway station is in [[Nilambur]], about 3 km from the Teak Museum.
The nearest airport is Karipur International Airport, about 36 km from [[Malappuram]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.keralatourism.org/index.php?source=desti&destid=288629033&zone=1
|title=Teak Museum,Nilambur
|publisher=Keralatourism.org
|access-date=2006-10-13
}}</ref>

==Notes==
<references/>
==Image Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Nilambur Teak Garden.jpg|Teak Museum
File:Nilambur Teak Garden.jpg|Nature Park
File:Nilambur Teak Garden 3.jpg|Back of Museum
File:Nilambur Teak Garden.2.jpg|Fourth Garden
File:Nilambur Teak Garden.2.jpg|Inside the fourth park
</gallery>

==External links==
{{commonscat|Teak Museum Nilambur}}
*[http://www.kfri.org/html/k1000mus.htm Kerala Forest Research Institute - Teak Museum - includes photos]
*[http://www.nilambur.com/pages/4attractions.htm Teak Museum and plantation - photos]

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[[Category:Forestry museums in India]]
[[Category:Museums established in 1995]]
[[Category:1995 establishments in Kerala]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Malappuram district]]

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