System for Museums & Archives for Research and Access to Knowledge
| Place | Dehradun |
|---|---|
| State | Uttarakhand |
| Virtual Museum | No |
| Year of Establishment | 1906 |
| Museum Type | Specialized / Forestry & Natural History |
| National Importance Museum | Yes |
| Address | Chakarata Rd, New Forest, P.O, Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248006 |
| Visiting Time | 09:00 AM – 05:30 PM (Monday to Friday) Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and Gazetted Holidays. |
| Entry Fee | ₹20 (Entry per person) 5 Museums entry- ₹60 Vehicle parking charges apply separately. |
Established in 1906, the Forest Research Institute (FRI) in Dehradun is a premier institution for forestry research in India. Its iconic main building, designed by C.G. Blomfield in a Greco-Roman style, was once recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the largest brick structure in the world. The institute houses six specialized museums that serve as vital repositories for forestry science, plant pathology, and timber technology.
The museum complex is divided into six distinct galleries: Silviculture, Timber, Forest Pathology, Entomology, Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFP), and Social Forestry. Together, they hold thousands of specimens representing the evolution of forests, tree anatomy, common forest diseases, insect pests, and indigenous forest resources.
704-Year-Old Deodar: A massive transverse section of a Deodar (Cedrus deodara) tree, felled in 1919, showing historical climatic events through annual rings. Timber Engineering Exhibits: Displays of historic seasoning techniques and a unique rosewood gun carriage wheel. Entomology Repository: A national-level collection with over 3,000 insect specimens, including rare bark borers and pollinators.
| Archaeological Survey of India | No |
|---|---|
| Notes | The campus is spread over 450 hectares and includes a Bambusetum (bamboo repository), a vast Botanical Garden, and an Arboretum. It is a functional research facility that also serves as a Deemed University for forestry management. |
| Artifacts | Polished timber planks of 126 commercial species; Pathological samples of tree fungi; Medicinal plants; Gums and resins; Traditional agricultural and forest-based tools; Botanical herbarium sheets. |
| Highly Descriptive | Yes |
| Contact Details | +91 135 275 5277 |
| Email ID | director_fri@icfre.org |
