Tribal Heritage Museum in Munsiyari, Uttarakhand

Tribal Heritage Museum is a famous museum located in Munsiyari of Pithoragarh district. Tribal Heritage Museum is a private museum of Dr. S.S. Pangthi. Dr. Pangthi was a great teacher, trekker, traveler and writer. He had a monopoly on Bhotiya people of this region. Dr. Pangthi had deposited a lot of antiques in his residential place in Nanasen village. After this, this place became known as Masterji Museum. This small museum is run by a local partner. In this museum is a rare collection present of aboriginal equipment, currency, tickets, bowls, clothes, weapons and many other things. These items were used during ancient trade relations between India and Tibet. There is a huge collection of artifacts from local tribal communities. During the Munsiyari journey, tourists visit this museum. Tribal Heritage Museum is one of the main attraction sites of Munsiyari.

How To Reach Tribal Heritage Museum

By Air

The nearest airport of Munsiyari is Pantnagar, which is about 312 km from Munsiyari.

By Rail

The nearest railway station of Munsiyari is Tanakpur, which is about 276 km from Munsiyari.

By Road

Tribal Heritage Museum is located at a distance of about 2.5 km from Munsiyari.

Best Time To Visit

The journey of Tribal Heritage Museum can be done throughout the year, but the best time to visit here is between the months of October to May. Travelling here in these months is the best and enjoyable. During the winter season, the weather of here is cold. Due to snowfall on the surrounding hills in the winter season, the temperature of here goes down very much. Due to heavy rains in the rainy season, it is a bit difficult to travel of here because of heavy rains threatening landslides.