Jawaharlal Nehru Museum, Itanagar

Jawaharlal Nehru State Museum
	Entrance of Jawaharlal Nehru Museum
	Entrance of Jawaharlal Nehru Museum
Location	State Museum Road,; Itanagar 791111
Coordinates	27°06′07″N 93°37′30″E / 27.102036°N 93.625003°E
Type	ethnographic and archeological
Owner	Government of Arunachal Pradesh

Diorama and wax figures of the Monpa people at the Jawaharlal Nehru Museum

The Jawaharlal Nehru State Museum (or simply Jawaharlal Nehru Museum) is the state museum of Arunachal Pradesh, in Itanagar. Established in the 1980s,^[1] it showcases aspects of tribal life of Arunachal Pradesh, India. These include clothing, headdress, weapons, handicraft, music instruments, jewellery and other artifacts of daily use and culture, besides archeological finds.^[2]^[3]

Over the years, the museum has become an important tourist destination in the state capital.^[3]^[4]

Collection and activities[edit]

The ground floor of the museum houses an extensive ethnographic collection, including traditional art, musical instruments, religious objects, and handicrafts, like wood carving and cane products, while the first floor has archaeological objects found in Ita Fort, Noksparbat and Malinithan in West Siang district.^{[citation needed]}

Apart from its collection, the museum runs a workshop for traditional cane products at its Handicrafts Centre. The museum shop sells tribal handicrafts.^[5]

In 2011, Tapi Mra, the first person from the state to scale Mount Everest, donated his entire expedition gear to the museum.^[6]

References[edit]

↑ H. G. Joshi (2005). Arunachal Pradesh: past and present. Mittal Publications. p. 59. ISBN 8183240003.
↑ Bradnock, Robert; Bradnock, Roma (1 March 2001). Indian Himalaya handbook: the travel guide. Footprint Travel Guides. p. 340. ISBN 978-1-900949-79-8. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Itanagar". Government of Arunachal Pradesh. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2012. Jawaharlal Nehru State Museum
↑ "President to visit Arunachal Pradesh". The Hindu. 14 October 2002. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. ..Jawaharlal Nehru State Museum..
↑ "Arunachal Pradesh". Global Security.
↑ "Everest conquerer [sic] presents gear to museum". 17 September 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012.

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[1] H. G. Joshi (2005). Arunachal Pradesh: past and present. Mittal Publications. p. 59. ISBN 8183240003.

[BradnockBradnock2001-2] Bradnock, Robert; Bradnock, Roma (1 March 2001). Indian Himalaya handbook: the travel guide. Footprint Travel Guides. p. 340. ISBN 978-1-900949-79-8. Retrieved 3 April 2012.

[ita-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Itanagar". Government of Arunachal Pradesh. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2012. Jawaharlal Nehru State Museum

[4] "President to visit Arunachal Pradesh". The Hindu. 14 October 2002. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. ..Jawaharlal Nehru State Museum..

[5] "Arunachal Pradesh". Global Security.

[6] "Everest conquerer [sic] presents gear to museum". 17 September 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012.

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