- Teak Museum
Teak Museum is located 4 km from
Nilambur , a town in theMalappuram district ofKerala ,south India . Teak occurs naturally in India with the main teak forests found in Kerala. [cite web
url=http://www.kfri.org/html/k1000mus.htm
title=Teak Museum
publisher=Kerala Forest Research Institute
accessdate=2006-10-13 ]The museum, a two story building, is the world's first
teak museum and is operated by the Kerala Forest Research Institute. The exhibits include comprehensive information on aspects of the use of teak in their exhibits and articles on the subject. Themuseum provides extensive information of value historically, artistically and scientifically. [cite web
url=http://www.malappuram.net/html/touristattractions.htm#Malappuram
title=Nilambur(Forest area) - Teak Museum
publisher=Malappuram.net
accessdate=2006-10-13 ]The museum was established in 1995 on the campus of the centre of Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) because of the historical significance of teak to the area. The world's first teak plantation was planted in Nilambur in the 1840s by the British. [cite web
url=No url given
title=Museums of Kerala - Teak Museum, Nilambur
publisher=Indiatourism.com
accessdate=2006-10-13 ]Location
The nearest railway station is in Nilambur, about 3 km from the Teak Museum.The nearest airport is Karipur International Airport, about 36 km from
Malappuram . [cite web
url=http://www.keralatourism.org/index.php?source=desti&destid=288629033&zone=1
title=Teak Museum,Nilambur
publisher=Keralatourism.org
accessdate=2006-10-13 ]Notes
External links
* [http://www.kfri.org/html/k1000mus.htm Kerala Forest Research Institute - Teak Museum - includes photos]
* [http://www.nilambur.com/pages/4attractions.htm Teak Museum and plantation - photos]
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