Museum of Tribal Arts and Artefacts

The Museum of Tribal Arts and Artefacts, also known as the Odisha State Tribal Museum, is located at CRP Square in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Established in 1953 and managed by the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Research and Training Institute (SCSTRTI), it documents the life and culture of Odisha's 62 Scheduled Tribes. The museum features five galleries, recreated tribal huts, artefacts, textiles, tools and crafts, serving as a major centre for tribal heritage preservation and research.

Visitors can expect a campus-style museum with five exhibition halls displaying tribal artefacts, textiles, jewellery, musical instruments, weapons, and daily-use objects, along with life-size recreated tribal huts representing different tribes of Odisha such as Santal, Saora and Gadaba. The setting includes landscaped grounds with authentic dwellings, craft demonstrations and dioramas explaining tribal lifestyle, art and rituals. Visitors can explore galleries at their own pace or with guided tours and view documentation on tribal culture.

Established in 1953 as part of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Research and Training Institute (SCSTRTI), the museum was developed to document and preserve the heritage of Odisha's tribal communities. The present museum complex at CRP Square was inaugurated in 2001 with expanded galleries and recreated tribal habitats to support research, documentation and public education.

The museum represents the cultural diversity of Odisha's 62 Scheduled Tribes, including 13 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups. It preserves and displays tribal art, crafts, textiles, rituals and traditional architecture, serving as an important educational and cultural institution for understanding tribal lifestyle, customs and artistic traditions of eastern India.