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{{short description|State museum at Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox museum
| name =Jawaharlal Nehru State Museum
| image = Jawaharlal Nehru Museum.JPG| imagesize = 240
| caption = Entrance of Jawaharlal Nehru Museum
| established =
| location = State Museum Road,<br />[[Itanagar]] 791111
| coordinates = {{coord|27.102036|93.625003}}
| type =ethnographic and archeological
| director =
| owner =[[Government of Arunachal Pradesh]]
| website =
}}
[[File:Monpa diorama.JPG|thumb|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,<ref>{{cite book |title=Arunachal Pradesh: past and present|author=H. G. Joshi |publisher=Mittal Publications |year=2005|isbn=8183240003 |page=59 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gGGAyVQJTRwC&dq=Jawaharlal+Nehru+Museum%2C+Itanagar&pg=PA59}}</ref> it showcases aspects of [[Demographics of Arunachal Pradesh|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.<ref name="BradnockBradnock2001">{{cite book |last1=Bradnock |first1=Robert|last2=Bradnock|first2=Roma|title=Indian Himalaya handbook: the travel guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TyZGp_YVzb8C&pg=PA340|accessdate=3 April 2012|date=1 March 2001|publisher=Footprint Travel Guides|isbn=978-1-900949-79-8|page=340}}</ref><ref name=ita>{{cite web |title=Itanagar |url=http://arunachalpradesh.nic.in/itanagar.htm |date= |publisher=[[Government of Arunachal Pradesh]] |quote=Jawaharlal Nehru State Museum |access-date=5 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100623080225/http://arunachalpradesh.nic.in/itanagar.htm |archive-date=23 June 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Over the years, the museum has become an important tourist destination in the state capital.<ref name=ita/><ref>{{cite news |title=President to visit Arunachal Pradesh |url=http://www.hindu.com/2002/10/14/stories/2002101403721300.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125075202/http://www.hindu.com/2002/10/14/stories/2002101403721300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 January 2013 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |quote=..Jawaharlal Nehru State Museum..|date=14 October 2002 }}</ref>

==Collection and activities==
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|date=October 2020}}

Apart from its collection, the museum runs a workshop for traditional [[Cane (grass)|cane]] products at its Handicrafts Centre. The museum shop sells tribal handicrafts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arunachal Pradesh |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/arunachal-pradesh.htm |date= |publisher=[[Global Security]] }}</ref>

In 2011, [[Tapi Mra]], the first person from the state to scale [[Mount Everest]], donated his entire expedition gear to the museum.<ref>{{cite news |title=Everest {{sic|nolink=y|conquerer|expected=conqueror}} presents gear to museum |url=http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5446221 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715232814/http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5446221 |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 July 2012 |publisher= |date=17 Sep 2011 }}</ref>

==References==

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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Arunachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Local museums in India]]
[[Category:Itanagar]]
[[Category:Culture of Arunachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Folk art museums and galleries in India]]
[[Category:Ethnic museums in India]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Arunachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials to Jawaharlal Nehru]]
[[Category:State museums in India]]
[[Category:1980s establishments in Arunachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Museums established in the 1980s]]
[[Category:Museums with year of establishment missing]]

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