D. N. Majumdar Museum of Folk Life and Culture

D.N. Majumdar Museum of Folk life and Culture was established in 1975 by The Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society, Lucknow. This society was founded by the late Prof. D.N.Majumdar, a pioneer in the field of Indian Anthropology and Tribal Research, in the year 1945. The museum was set up in order to preserve the vanishing culture of the tribal society who is facing identity crisis due to distorted modernization and development activities.

The displays in the galleries of the Museum focus on the balance between adaptiveness to changing times and survival of their inherent cultural ethos. A major section of the displays has been concentrated on the art and craft of the various tribal and folk societies some of whom are very primitive while the others show the natural trends that adoptions form about.

The Museum has many models of original tribal artifacts and other collections which are mostly from U.P. and M.P. as well as some other states. The museum has also produced two video films of 45 minutes each on the Tharu-a tribe of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the foremost organizations working on various aspects of Indian society and culture.