Museums At Andaman Nicobar Islands



National Memorial Cellular Jail

The Cellular Jail, also known as KālāPānī (derived from Sanskrit words 'Kal' which means Time or Death and 'Pani' which means Water), was a colonial prison in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. The prison was used by the British especially to exile political prisoners to the remote archipelago. Many notable dissidents such as BatukeshwarDutt and Veer Savarkar, among others, were imprisoned here during the struggle for India's independence. Today, the complex serves as a national memorial monument.

Fisheries Museum

Situated in Port Blair of Andaman, Fisheries Museum is a place where more than 350 species of marine life have been preserved with extensive care. This imposing museum is encircled by Marine National Park, Children's Traffic Park and Andaman Water Sports Complex. The species preserved in this museum are those found in the Bay of Bengal and Indo-Pacific. This museum amazingly exhibits, nature and characteristics of species found on the islands of Andaman and Nicobar. The recent advances are that the new trade tycoons have started exhibiting few selections of shell-made items on pavements in such a manner that the traffic flow is not disturbed. For all these reasons and intents, this museum is visited by both foreign and domestic tourists all through the year.

Samudrika (Naval Marine Museum)

The Samudrika Marine Museumsitutated at Delanipur Port Blair, Andaman Island which will change the perception.Samudrika Marine Museum, which is also known as“Naval Marine Museum”, having many showcases of marine life at its finest. Making or having a tour of it is of worth it, the Indian Navy makes sure the place is well maintained. There are different rooms with different collections of the pre-Andaman times such as corals, sea shells, about volcanoes, Andaman Tribes etc.

Anthropological Museum

Anthropological Museum, simply the best museum in Port Blair, offers a profound and informative portrait of island's local community of tribes. These tribes are considered as one of the oldest in the world. Situated at the Middle Point in Port Blair, this museum is a historical delight and makes the tourists explore the life of Paleolithic Islanders. The major attractions of this museum are Jarawa chest guard, shamanic sculptures and much more. The Anthropological Museum offers the highlights of primordial eras of Jarawas, the Onges, the Sentinelese, the Shompens and the Nicobarese. In short, museum with blessed with plethora of reasons making it a must-visit destination in Andaman.

Forest Museum

Andaman offers a lot apart from beaches and Chatham Saw Mill is one such great example. Asia’s biggest and oldest saw mill, Chatham Saw Mill, is situated at Chatham Island and is a popular tourist destination. The mill dates back to 1883 and was set up by the British. Most Visited Location In Andaman Islands. Chatham mill was of utmost importance in the pre-independence era as it catered to the needs of the west. During the Second World War, it became a prey to the heavy bombarding done by the Japanese and was badly destroyed as one bomb hit it directly. The Japanese then occupied this island and it remained under their rule till 1945. Post Second World War, the island revived its glory and the mill started functioning again in 1946.