The Arunachal Pradesh Nehru Memorial Museum is one of the prime attractions of the city of Itanagar. The different galleries of the museum exhibit a variety of items, which bear testimony of the cultural heritage of Arunachal Pradesh. The items displayed at the museum include musical instruments, wood carvings, handicrafts, textiles, objects associated with some ceremonies and weapons.

The items showcased at Nehru Memorial Museum of Arunachal Pradesh help the visitors to know about the traditional socio-cultural life of the different tribes who inhabit the capital city of Itanagar. The ground floor of the museum houses many miniature images of the people of the various tribes of the region. At the first floor, one can also find many weapons, textiles and ornaments.

The archaeological specimens displayed at the galleries of the Arunachal Pradesh Nehru Memorial Museum have been collected from many traditional places of the city and bear traces of the history of the place. The first floor of the museum has the archaeological items, which are collected from the historical sites of Noksaparbat, Itafort and Malinithan of the district of Lower Siang.

The Nehru Memorial Museum at Arunachal Pradesh also boasts of a center of handicraft and a library. The center of handicraft emphasizes on the production of cane articles.

If you are interested to know about the cultural lineage of the people of Arunachal Pradesh, then you must visit this museum. The Nehru Memorial Museum in Arunachal Pradesh remains open on all the days of the week except Sunday and Monday.

Last Updated on 03 January 2011

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