Araku Tribal Museum - Explores the Tribal Culture of Eastern Ghats

The museum was started in February 1996 and is famous to be home to the marvelous tribes of Araku Valley. The Araku Tribal museum is unique in its own way displaying the lifestyle of the natives of the valley natives. It shows how the tribes lived, their cultural customs, traditions, social and economic lifestyle. Building the museum with mud and metals was an excellent way of portraying the authenticity and feel of the local tribes.

The aim of any museum is to preserve the city or region’s tradition and culture and any arts and artefacts of the natives found in and around the region and Araku Tribal Museum display all of these. The museum showcases the handicrafts and arts of the ancient tribes, it shows the original and significant nature of the local tribes. It also houses the finest textiles from the Northern Andhra. 

Architecture of Museum

The architecture of the museum has two levels out of which one showcases artefacts from tribal culture of Eastern Ghats. It displays beautifully designed tribal ware including the kitchen utensils which are made of iron or mud, the passage joining various sections of the museum is decorated with tribal art and drawings. While one of the sections has the houses on display showing the different hierarchies in the tribal system, other section shows colorful mannequins decorated in vibrant tribal clothes displaying the local folk/tribal dances.

Next level of museum has various stalls setup for the local tribal artisans to promote and sell their handicrafts or art work. A Tribal Arts and Craft Center is also set up to promote the unknown facts and history of the local tribal art and culture of the region. They also offer stay to the visitors, accommodation includes 10 double rooms, cafeteria and other public conveniences.

Attractions

There are other attractions for visitors like a fortune teller, the interesting fact about them is that they have parrots which can speak in the local language. There also is a coffee museum and a shop where a visitor can refresh and relish the local delicacies.

Best Time to Visit

Araku Valley has a pleasant climate throughout the year but October to March would be the best time to visit the museum.

Timings

Tourists and visitors are allowed entry into the museum from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm every day.