Tribal Museum, Koraput

The Tribal Museum in Koraput is a district-level museum in Koraput town, Odisha, dedicated to the tribal heritage of the undivided Koraput region. Managed by the ST & SC Development Department, Government of Odisha, it displays artifacts, costumes, jewelry, musical instruments, tools, and dioramas representing major tribes such as Gadaba, Kondh, Saura, and Paroja. It serves as an educational centre for understanding tribal lifestyle, crafts, and traditions of southern Odisha.

Visitors can expect a compact indoor museum with multiple galleries displaying life-size dioramas of tribal huts, traditional costumes, jewelry, agricultural tools, hunting implements, musical instruments, handicrafts, and photographs documenting tribal life in southern Odisha. The setting is within Koraput town, with well-arranged exhibits, informative labels, and models illustrating daily life, festivals, and crafts of local tribes. The visit is primarily educational and cultural, suitable for sightseeing and learning about tribal heritage.

Established in the early 1990s by the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes Development Department, Government of Odisha, to preserve and document the material culture of the tribes of the undivided Koraput district, which is home to a large concentration of Odisha's 62 Scheduled Tribes.

Showcases the living heritage, crafts, attire, jewelry, music, and daily life of major tribes of southern Odisha such as Gadaba, Kondh, Saura, Paroja, and Bonda, serving as an important centre for cultural education and preservation of tribal traditions.