page_title: Teak Museum
section_title: Location
hierarchical_section_title: Teak Museum / Location
caption_attribution_description: English: Nilambur, Kerala, India.
context_page_description: Teak Museum is located 4 km from Nilambur, a town in the Malappuram district of Kerala, South India. Teak occurs naturally in India with the main teak forests found in Kerala.
  The museum, a two-storey 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. The museum provides extensive information of value historically, artistically and scientifically.
  The museum was established in 1995 on the campus of the centre of Kerala Forest Research Institute 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.
context_section_description: . This is situated in front of Manjeri- Ooty road near Nilambur and protected by wall.
caption: Cactus Collection
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