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| Established | 1 April 2004; 21 years ago (2004-04-01) |
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| Location | Munnar,Idukki districtKerala, India |
| Coordinates | 10°05′44″N77°03′03″E / 10.095544°N 77.050717°E /10.095544; 77.050717 |
| Type | Tea museum, industry and history museum |
TheKDHP Tea Museum is an industry and history museum situated inMunnar, a town in theIdukki district ofKerala inSouth India.Tata Tea Museum is its official name, but it is also known asNullathanni Estate where it is located,[1] orKanan Devan Hills Plantation (KDHP) Tea Museum.[2]
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The tea estate is owned byKanan Devan Hills Plantations Company – the plantation dates back to the 1880s. The museum opened on 1 April 2004.[3] The tea museum preserves the aspects on the genesis and growth of tea plantations inKerala's mountain region in theIdukki district on theWestern Ghats at the border to theCoimbatore district ofTamil Nadu.
Tata Tea opened the museum which houses curiosities, photographs and machineries,depicting a turning point that contributed to Idukki'sflourishing tea industry. Set up at the Nallathanni Estate, the museum is a tribute to its pioneers who transformedMunnar into amajor tea plantation centre of Kerala, from the rudimentary tea roller from 1905 to a fully automated tea factory. Visitors andtea lovers can see various stages of the tea processing –Crush, tear, curl - and learn about the production of Kerala black tea variants. The power generation plant of the estate dates back to 1920s; a rail engine wheel of theKundala Valley Railway that shuttled between Munnar andTop Station by 1924. A section of the museum also houses classic bungalow furniture and office equipment of the Colonial area in Kerala. Tea tasting across different varieties of tea is another attraction here.[1] A 2nd-century burial urn was discovered at the Periakanal tea estate; it is also displayed at the museum.[4]
The museum is about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) from the Munnar town, situated in theNalluthanni Estate.Aluva is the nearest railway station (112 kilometres (69.59 mi));Cochin International Airport is about 72 kilometres (44.74 mi) away.[1]Kerala State Road Transport Corporation provides buses from different locations to Munnar town.[5] The museum is open from 9 am to 5 pm); it is closed on Mondays. Address: Tata Tea Museum, Nalluthanni Estate, Munnar,[1][4] KL-685 612, Idukki district, Kerala.
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