The museum of macdonald's hill Travel Guide

Mizorm State Museum is at McDonald's hill, in the centre of Aizawl town. This small museum contains the historical relics, ancient costumes, a collection of weapons, musical instruments and Mizo traditional implements. It also has a gallery of displaying the tribal textiles of Mizoram.

It is an ethnographic museum with multipurpose collections on display. There are five galleries: Textile Gallery, Ethnology, History, Anthropology, Natural History, and Archeology Terrace. The collection occupies four floors.

The museum was established in April 1977 by the Tribal Research Institute under Education Department. In 1989 it came under Art and Culture department, up till now. The museum was earlier housed in a rented building but on 14 July 1990 it was moved to a new building, at Mc Donald Hill. The museum galleries have undergone a lot of renovation under the care of Indian Museum, Kolkata. Financial assistance was also received from Victoria Memorial, Kolkata.

VISITING HOURS :

• Monday To Friday :  09:00 AM – 05:00 PM

• Saturday :  09:00 AM – 01:00 PM

• Sunday : Closed