Don Bosco Museum

This is a hexagonal shaped museum with seven floors that takes pride as Shillong’s primary attraction. This museum takes pride in being one of the largest of its kind not only in India, but also in Asia. Apart from Meghalaya, tourists can also find indigenous exhibits of people belonging to north eastern states like Mizoram, Manipur, and Arunachal Pradesh. The museum was opened in 2003 and continues to attract a lot of visitors, both locals and tourists.

• Visit the mission gallery and know more about the contributions of the church towards developing the north eastern part of India.
• Explore the language gallery to understand the evolution of languages, especially in the north eastern part of India.
• Admire the views of the city by going to the top of the sky walk and getting a 360 degree view of Shillong.
• Learn more about the north east by checking out the video exhibits about the indigenous population of this region.
• Visit the neighbouring countries gallery to learn some basic information about the neighbouring countries that border north east India.