The Nagaland State Museum is a

museum A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying or Preservation (library and archive), preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects. Many museums have exhibitions of these objects on public display, and some have private colle ...

located in Bayavü Hill,

Kohima Kohima (; Tenyidie: Kewhira ()) is the capital of the North East Indian state of Nagaland. With a resident population of almost 100,000, it is the second largest city in the state. Kohima constitutes both a district and a municipality. The m ...

Nagaland Nagaland () is a States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, north-eastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south, and the Naga Sel ...

, India. It is operated by the Department of Art and Culture, Nagaland. The museum collects, preserves and displays a comprehensive collection of artefacts including ancient sculptures, traditional dresses, inscriptions from all over Nagaland. The museum was first opened to public on 25 November 1970. The museum is one of the two museums operated by the Directorate of Art and Culture, Nagaland.

History

The Directorate of Art and Culture (formerly Naga Institute of Culture) was formed on 1 November 1964. Its main focus was to research on ''Naga Life and Culture'' and a Research Library. In early 1970, the Nagaland State Museum building was constructed which also housed the Directorate. The museum which consisted of an ethnographic gallery was formally opened to the public on 25 November 1970.

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