Nehru Centenary Tribal Museum

The Nehru Centenary Tribal Museum is dedicated to preserving and showcasing the rich cultural heritage of tribal communities in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Located in Masab Tank, the museum features galleries with artefacts, living structures, agricultural equipment, hunting tools, musical instruments, and dioramas representing tribes such as Gonds, Koyas, Lambadas, and Chenchus. It serves as an educational resource highlighting the social and cultural life of these indigenous groups.

Visitors can explore a two-story museum displaying life-like sculptures, tableaux, and dioramas depicting the daily lives of various tribal communities. The exhibits include traditional living structures, agricultural implements, hunting tools, wooden musical instruments, and scenes of tribal dances. The museum also houses a library with over 14,500 books on tribal communities and a mini auditorium screening films on tribal culture and development.

The museum was inaugurated in 2001 to commemorate the centenary of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, who was a strong supporter of tribal rights. It is managed by the Tribal Cultural Research and Training Institute, which was established in 1963.

The museum preserves and promotes the cultural heritage of tribal communities from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, including Gonds, Koyas, Lambadas, Chenchus, Yerukulas, and Savaras. It serves as a vital repository for tribal wisdom, traditions, and oft-overlooked ways of life.