North East Heritage Museum, NEZCC

The North East Heritage Museum is located within the North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC) Complex at 4th Mile, Chumoukedima, Nagaland. Established by NEZCC under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, it preserves and showcases the cultural heritage of the eight North Eastern states. The museum displays tribal artefacts, textiles, crafts, weapons, jewellery and dioramas representing Naga and other North Eastern communities.

Visitors can expect an indoor museum complex within the NEZCC campus featuring gallery halls with curated displays of traditional costumes, textiles, bamboo and wood crafts, musical instruments, weapons, jewellery and household artefacts from Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. The setting includes exhibition halls, open-air replica huts and cultural performance areas surrounded by the administrative and cultural centre campus.

Established and maintained by the North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, to document, preserve and promote the tangible heritage of North East India. The museum was developed as part of the NEZCC Complex at Chumoukedima to serve as a central repository of ethnographic collections from the region.

Showcases the diverse cultural traditions of the eight North Eastern states, including Naga tribes and other communities, through artefacts related to textiles, crafts, festivals, rituals and daily life. It serves as an educational and cultural resource for understanding the shared and distinct heritage of North East India.