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Ooty Tribal Research Center Phone
0423 255 0350
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Ooty Tribal Research Center Address: Tribal Research Center, Nanjanad Road, Muttorai Palada, Ooty, Tamil Nadu, 634004, India
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Ooty Tribal Research Center Timings
Day | Timing |
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Monday | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
Tuesday | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
Wedesday | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
Thursday | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
Friday | Closed / Holiday |
Saturday | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
Sunday | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
*Ooty Tribal Research Center is closed on Fridays, second Saturdays and during National Public Holidays
Links: Website | MapOne of the most well maintained and well organized museums you find in Ooty, the Ooty Tribal Research Center is more than just a museum displaying pre historic artifacts and stuffed animals. This place does serious research on the tribes inhabiting South India and the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
The research center in Ooty maintains records on all the social, cultural, economic and religious activities of the tribals. They research on ways to improve the living conditions of the tribal people and on how to bring them into the mainstream without much disturbing their present lifestyle.
Apart from an exhibit area, the Tribal Research Institute consists of a well stocked library containing hundreds of books on tribals and also a well furnished guest house, mainly for visiting intellectuals and also a tribal map of the land among many other things.
The Ooty Tribal Research Center is located about 10 kilometers from Ooty and is easily accessible, as regular buses ply along this route and also you can strike a decent deal with the auto rickshaw walas. Be sure to bargain heavily. The exhibits on display are a charm to watch and very informative in the meantime as well.
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The information provided in the research center is from renowned researchers from the respective fields and is not filtered in any way. For anyone who is keen on learning new things every day, the Tribal Museum is a wonderful place to start with. The museum is pure information and entertainment and if you are travelling with your kids they will certainly love a good day out in the museum.