Manipur State Museum

Manipur State Museum, in Imphal, houses a broad collection tracing the state's history, culture and natural environment, including displays on traditional Meitei costume, weaponry, musical instruments and archaeological finds from across the state. The museum offers a useful single-stop introduction to Manipuri culture and history for visitors before exploring the state's individual heritage sites and hill communities in more depth.

Sections on Manipur's role in the Second World War and its distinctive martial arts and performance traditions, including Thang-Ta (a traditional martial art) and Manipuri classical dance, add further cultural context beyond the museum's more conventional historical and archaeological displays.

Established to consolidate and display Manipur's diverse cultural and historical heritage, the museum reflects the state's efforts to preserve and present both Meitei valley culture and the broader diversity of its hill tribal communities within a single institutional setting.

In central Imphal, easily reached by road.