The museum is a result of personal efforts made by Mr. K. War, an engineer who passionately involved himself in collecting the various ethnic antiquities from all over Meghalaya to preserve and safeguard the indigenous culture.
It has various collections ranging from coins to basketry, model of a tribal dormitory to distinct housing patterns of the people of Meghalaya. The display and interpretation of these objects has been done nicely. Other than this, the museum also has sections on stones, fossils, shells, crystals and minerals from in and around Meghalaya. The premises house the variety of distinctive flowers and vegetation.