Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures

Don Bosco Museum – Experience North East India Under One Roof!

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- About DBCIC
  
  Don Bosco Museum: About DBCIC
  
  Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures (DBCIC) is a unique venture of the Salesians of Don Bosco in North East India to develop expert facilities for the preservation and promotion of numerous beautiful and diverse indigenous cultures of the region, of India in particular and in communion with indigenous cultures anywhere in the world.
- History
  
  Don Bosco Museum: A Brief History
  
  The idea of a DBCIC and especially of the Museum has to be seen in the context of the reopening of the Sacred Heart Theological College (SHTC) in 1976 after a long period of wanderings. With its reopening in 1976, SHTC was fortunate to have Fr. Sebastian Karotemprel SDB first as its Principal from 1976 to 1987 and later on to benefit from his continued presence in the college as professor from 1987 till his death in 2014. This meant nearly four decades of fruitful, creative and dynamic presence in Shillong.
- Management & Staffs
  
  Don Bosco Museum: Management & Staff
  
  Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures (DBCIC) is a unique venture of the Salesians of Don Bosco in North East India to develop expert facilities for the preservation and promotion of numerous beautiful and diverse indigenous cultures of the region, of India in particular and in communion with indigenous cultures anywhere in the world.
- About Architecture
  
  Don Bosco Museum: Architecture
  
  Architecturally robust, pleasant to climb up, excellent use of space as in a honey comb hexagonal everywhere and allowing natural light and easy fresh air circulation, the DBCIC building is certainly Vivek Varma’s architectural pride. He has many more architectural “firsts” in Shillong and elsewhere in the country, mostly in the North East,
- FCRA Intimation
  
  Don Bosco Museum: FCRA Intimation
  
  INTIMATION OF QUARTERLY RECEIPT OF FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION
  12.24/01/2019Don Bosco Mission Office, Canada162748
VISIT US
- Hours & Admissions
  
  Don Bosco Museum: Hours & Admissions
  
  The Museum is open Monday through Saturday. During Summer (February 01-November 30), it is open from 09:30 am to 05:30 pm. During Winter (December 01 to January 31), it is open from 09:30 am to 04:30 pm.
  
  The Museum remains open throughout the year EXCEPT1 Jan, 26 Jan, 31 Jan,Thursday before Easter toEaster Monday (both days inclusive)15 Aug,2 Nov and Fourth Saturday in November,22 to 26 Dec (both days inclusive) & 31 Dec
- Facilities
  
  Don Bosco Museum: Facilities
  
  Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures (DBCIC) is a unique venture of the Salesians of Don Bosco in North East India to develop expert facilities for the preservation and promotion of numerous beautiful and diverse indigenous cultures of the region, of India in particular and in communion with indigenous cultures anywhere in the world.
- Getting Here
  
  Don Bosco Museum: Getting Here
  
  Shillong Airport: There is a small airport in Umroi, about 40km from Shillong city with flights via Alliance Air (operated by Indian Airlines) to/from Kolkata on certain days of the week. The airport is also known as Umroi Airport or Barapani Air Force Base. A 28-seater Starbus operated by MTDC services to/from the Airport to MTDC Station in Police Bazar, Shillong. Taxi services are also available.
- Eatery
  
  Don Bosco Museum: Eatery
  
  North East India with its nearly 300 cultural communities, besides being a mosaic of living cultures, is also an incredible assortment of cuisines. Get a taste of at least a few of them in the Food Gallery of Don Bosco Museum. After many foreign and domestic tourists who visited the museum inquire the availability of ethnic cuisine of the region, a Food Gallery was setup where indigenous cuisine of the region can be tasted, such as the pork chops to bamboo shoot, the world-renowned Raja Mirchi, the less spicy cuisine of Mizoram,......
- Group Visit
  
  Don Bosco Museum: Group Visit
  
  If you are in a group of 15 plus, you can contact the Management at the Museum for a Vehicle (42 Seater Bus, 12 Seater Traveller Bus) to pick you up from any spot within Shillong city. The Vehicle Pick-Up rate is at a reasonable fare.
- Testimonials
  
  Don Bosco Museum: Testimonials
  
  Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures (DBCIC) is a unique venture of the Salesians of Don Bosco in North East India to develop expert facilities for the preservation and promotion of numerous beautiful and diverse indigenous cultures of the region, of India in particular and in communion with indigenous cultures anywhere in the world.
- Review Us
  
  Don Bosco Museum: Review Us
  
  The Museum is part of a much wider reality known as DBCIC (Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures). DBCIC consists of Don Bosco Museum [of indigenous cultures], Research, Publications, and Knowledge-Sharing with the help of multimedia.
  
  The idea of a DBCIC and especially of the Museum has to be seen in the context of the reopening of the Sacred Heart Theological College (SHTC) in 1976 after a long period of wanderings. With its reopening in 1976, SHTC was fortunate to have Fr. Sebastian Karotemprel SDB first as its Principal from 1976 to 1987.
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- Media Coverage
  
  Don Bosco Museum: Media Coverage
  
  Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures (DBCIC) is a unique venture of the Salesians of Don Bosco in North East India to develop expert facilities for the preservation and promotion of numerous beautiful and diverse indigenous cultures of the region, of India in particular and in communion with indigenous cultures anywhere in the world.
- Press Releases
  
  Don Bosco Museum: Pres Release
  
  Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures (DBCIC) is a unique venture of the Salesians of Don Bosco in North East India to develop expert facilities for the preservation and promotion of numerous beautiful and diverse indigenous cultures of the region, of India in particular and in communion with indigenous cultures anywhere in the world.
AUDIO VISUAL
- Photo gallery
  
  Don Bosco Museum: Photo gallery
  
  Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures (DBCIC) is a unique venture of the Salesians of Don Bosco in North East India to develop expert facilities for the preservation and promotion of numerous beautiful and diverse indigenous cultures of the region, of India in particular and in communion with indigenous cultures anywhere in the world.
- Video Gallery
  
  Don Bosco Museum: Video gallery
  
  Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures (DBCIC) is a unique venture of the Salesians of Don Bosco in North East India to develop expert facilities for the preservation and promotion of numerous beautiful and diverse indigenous cultures of the region, of India in particular and in communion with indigenous cultures anywhere in the world.
RESEARCH
- About NEIRA
  
  Don Bosco Museum: NEIRA
  
  The Museum also acts as a Research Centre – North Eastern Institute for Research in Anthropology (NEIRA) – which was established under the patronage of Shri KK Paul, the honourable Governor of Meghalaya. The Centre has already published a number of books in an effort to share knowledge about the tribes, traditions and cultures of North East India.
- NEIRA Journals
  
  Don Bosco Museum: NEIRA Journals
  
  To encourage and facilitate anthropological research across the States of North East India with the aim of rendering the complexities of the region more legible, and to accumulate valuable data on the swiftly changing cultures and traditions, Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures (DBCIC) brings out a Journal – Anthropology.
- Internship
  
  Don Bosco Museum: Internship
  
  By internship we mean students/interested persons spending some quality time in Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures (DBCIC) and in Don Bosco Museum. In DBCIC and in the Museum they can meet visitors and interact with them.
- Library
  
  Don Bosco Museum: Library
  
  Adjacent to DBCIC, the Otto Hopfenmueller Library of the Sacred Heart Theological College is also located at the same Campus. Presently the Library has 110,473 volumes of which some 8,000 deal with cultures of North East India and 12,518 are bound volumes of reviews or journals. The library subscribes to 130 journals/ reviews (mostly Indian). The facilities provided by the Centre are frequented by school students, research students and anthropologists.
- Workshops & Seminars
  
  Don Bosco Museum: Workshops & Seminars
  
  DBCIC have organized several workshops and seminars in collaboration with other institutions in the past few years:
  
  This gallery will provide us with an impression of the various sorts of weapons used amongst the different tribes in India’s North East. The gallery is a reminder of how people struggled for survival.
PUBLICATIONS
GET INVOLVED
- Donate Funds
  
  Don Bosco Museum: Donate Funds
  
  All donations given to DBCIC (a registered society under the Meghalaya Societies Registration Act, 12 of 1983) are exempted under Section 80G(S) (vi) of Income Tax Act, 1961, vide MEMO No. 156/80G/CIT/TECH/SHG/2013-14/4469-76 DATED 31.10.2013.
  
  For more information, please contact: The Director, Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures.
- Donate Materials
  
  Don Bosco Museum: Donate Materials
  
  Thank you for your interest to donate materials to Don Bosco Museum, Shillong. Thank you for your interest to donate materials to Don Bosco Museum, Shillong. The Museum acquires new materials/artifacts for its permanent collection in the Museum through donations and/or bequests.
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- Current Issue
  
  Don Bosco Museum: Current Issue
  
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  Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures (DBCIC) is a unique venture of the Salesians of Don Bosco in North East India to develop expert facilities for the preservation and promotion of numerous beautiful and diverse indigenous cultures of the region, of India in particular and in communion with indigenous cultures anywhere in the world.
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About DBCIC

Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures (DBCIC) is a unique venture of the Salesians of Don Bosco in North East India to develop expert facilities for the preservation and promotion of numerous beautiful and diverse indigenous cultures of the region, of India in particular and in communion with indigenous cultures anywhere in the world.

Distinct operational areas:

Exhibition of Cultural Artifacts: The Don Bosco Museum of Indigenous Cultures’ exhibition of cultural artifacts thematically arranged from floor to floor in the different galleries along with excellent paintings depicting various aspects of the cultures of North East India forms the first and most visible aspect of DBCIC.

Study and Research: DBCIC organizes study and research on themes connected with the indigenous cultures of North East India. The presence of a very large library adjacent to DBCIC (the Otto Hopfenmueller Library) with specialized volumes on the North East and adequate facilities to render study and research satisfying.

Culture Related Publications and Activities: Publications on Culture and related topics constitute the third aspect of DBCIC. Within a few years DBCIC has brought out 12 publications and have organized several workshops, courses and seminars.

Knowledge-Sharing: Besides what is mentioned above about publication and culture-related activities, visitors to the Don Bosco Museum can access knowledge on indigenous cultures with the help of multimedia facilities such as touch screens, plasma panels, computer presentations and documentaries.

Mission & Vision

Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures (DBCIC) is committed to realising this vision through serious commitment to issues related to people and their cultures through: Museum Tours, Research, Publications, Training, Animation Programmes and Developing a Museum-Concept in education.

That is, every visit to DBCIC should result in increases “cultural intelligence and cultural transformation.” We hope that DBCIC will provide an ongoing education so that it becomes “a powerful catalyst for strenthening the bondsa that unites people.”