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{{Short description|Museum in Nilambur, Kerala, India}}
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[[File:Nilambur Teak Museum 03957.JPG|thumbnail|Teak 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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|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
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}}</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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==External links==
==External links==
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*[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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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Malappuram district]]


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Teak Museum
Coordinates11°18′00″N 76°15′02″E / 11.30010°N 76.25047°E / 11.30010; 76.25047
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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Teak flowers
Cactus Collection

Visiting Hours[edit | edit source]

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.[5]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Teak Museum". Kerala Forest Research Institute. Archived from the original on 28 September 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2006.
  2. ↑ Boag, GT (1933). The Madras Presidency (1881-1931) (PDF). Madras: Government of Madras. p. 63.
  3. ↑ "Nilambur(Forest area) - Teak Museum". Malappuram.net. Retrieved 13 October 2006.
  4. ↑ Museums of Kerala - Teak Museum, Nilambur, Indiatourism.com
  5. ↑ "Teak Museum,Nilambur". Keralatourism.org. Retrieved 13 October 2006.

Image Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Teak Museum
    Teak Museum
  • Nature Park
    Nature Park
  • Back of Museum
    Back of Museum
  • Fourth Garden
    Fourth Garden
  • Inside the fourth park
    Inside the fourth park

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