This museum situated inside the saw mill..In this Place you can get the all historical information of Andaman Island. inside museum u can see beautiful wood furniture,Handicraft products..must visit this place

Here you will find good wooden work decorative items.

The museum is located on Chatham road, an outskirt of the capital city of Port Blair.. The museum in the compound of the Chatham Saw Mill complex and great collection of wood based work and carvings that take our breath away with the intricate designing which is done on it.. A good museum to visit and see the excellent wooden furniture, carvings, statues, utensils and kitchen items and many more.. Museum shows all details about , why and how it was constructed, construction of bridge to connect the mill, damage done to mill during world war and various types of woods and its artifacts.. The pictorial history and the scenery of whole Andaman has well been presented here.. The overall information on Andaman and its different tribes has been depicted here well.. The museum is very small in space but collection is very good and interesting.. There is also a shop from where one can buy wooden articles.. Worth a visit..

Closed due to the Covid-19 situation but still can see from the outside.

A place where you can get all the historical information of Andaman islandThere are statue of different Gods made by woodThere are miniature ships which was well designed and kept very close for observationThe place is clean and small fencing is placed to keep the observers at a distance

Great experience and exciting visit to saw mill. One of oldest saw mills in India. Its part of my Port Blair visit.

One of a kind museum, you will be awestruck to witness some incredible masterpieces carved from single piece of wood. It would be great if you hire a guide to give you detailed info about the history of woods in Andaman, as it dates back to 19th century, when Brits came and started the saw mill.

A good place to visit in port blair, the museum has different articles made from wood, and there is a photo collection of port blair from history.

Indira Gandhi and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was here

Worth to watch this museum, national war memorial and saw mill are nice. Government canteen is available at very very cheaper rates.

You will find this museum inside the saw mill .It consists of information on all types of woods around the world and particularly paduak wood which is found in Andaman...there will be guide who will provide you with the other information and a tour of chatam saw mill.

Here every piece is prepared by woods only, even the joints.We were followed by guide @50 Rs. for minimum 5 people to get overall Chatham tour.

Nice place to visit and see the daily life of people in Andaman 😊

Located on the tiny 7 acre Chatham Island. Has details regarding the history of andaman islands.

Small but excellant museum of wood work in Chatham Island.

Museum depicts the history of the mill. Wooden showpieces are available here also. Do not visit this place if have short time. History can be read in Wikipedia also.

The mill is just amazing . The location is also very nice . Plus the small museum inside the mill is also worth a visit .

Beautiful museum with displays of wood sculptures and furniture, war memorials. maps and other artifacts. Worth a visit.

Excellent wood works and creations. Great collection.

The musium is good and the saw mill is very big which is a part of the musium

Best place for seeing life of tribes

Commonly known as CHATHAM SAW MILL

Nice museum.

It is Wood Museum where art, culture is maintained

History comes alive here

A good museum to visit and see the excellent wooden furniture, carvings, statues, utensils and kitchen items and many more. The pictorial history and the scenery of whole Andaman has well been presented here. The overall information on Andaman and its different tribes has been depicted here well. The museum is very small in space but collection is very good and interesting. Ticket is also there to enter into the museum.

Makes you feel like entering Jurassic park with few massive trees. very few birds or animals to view though. Worth a ride on the battery operated car...

Forest museum is located inside the premises of chatham saw mill, Chatham island, Port Blair.The museum showcases the history of the island and the saw mill. Historic artefacts and pictures dedicated to history are at the museum.Wood work souvenirs are available for sale. There is a small shop / restaurant nearby. Toilets are also available.Relatively small but interesting nonetheless for history buffs.

I have visited there many times. This gallery contains handicraft products, idols, photographs of early days of Chatham Saw Mill and shows how the mill woks in those days. It was a nice experience.

A good collection of wood art

Pre independence wood working machinery still in operation. Engineers will appreciate the indigenous technology..

Staff is not ok

Asias largest saw mill. You cant believe how much big this. Different units here....like bomb pit 1 and bonb pit 2 also a saw mill museum available here.

One of the major tourist attractions inside the compound of the Chatham saw Mill is a Museum showcasing the various timber resources of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Museum provides a vivid description of different kinds of forest activities since the British era with the help of scale models. It also displays many decorative pieces carved from wood.

This is a typical example of opportunistic tendencies. How can a saw mill be a tourist attraction? So you create museum? But then you are not making wood carvings, right? So buy few and put there. What else? So just put framed photographs and any objects you can lay hands on! Hurray, we have a museum! Now we can charge entry fee!Not worth the visit. Skip it.

Museum is so good so many old thing is there

Forest museum is situated in the Chatam Saw mill. It mostly has pictures of Andaman and the mill before the Tsunami, lots of wooden furniture and handcrafted pieces. Some illustrative models to help understand the working of the mill. Also has some barks of cancerous trees etc. If you have the time see it.

Rare to see such museum. One full gallery to explain history and variety of woods available and their use with models and pictures on display. One can see how logs arrive here and treated before going on motorised saw. Worth seeing. Its in Andaman.

Displays and sells han crafted forest products soveniers.

Good collection but only concern to wood.

The oldest Saw mill of the world.Second largest Saw mill in Asia.Also a forest muesuem situated on here.The wooden building and machines are very old ,the mill was stractured by britishers

Help you to understand basic flora and fauna of this archipelago

I never saw a saw mill with family. It has a beautiful forest museum to take selfie. You can see a saw mill from inside - how logs of wood were unloaded from ships with the slideway, how timbers were cut and stored, what is the state tree of Andaman- its Padauk.

Nice Museum.I saw few new type of corals here.

A beautiful collection of marine flora & fauna in Port Blair near Rajib Gandhi Marine Park

A good collection of woods and Woods craft. The old family is now converted to museum for tourists as a tourist spot. Coffee outlet is also there.

If interested in knowing about forestry operations then one must visit here. It is one of the Asias biggest saw mill and still functioning.

A major tourist attraction of the Chatham island..its in the middle of Chatham saw mill..and a very good place to see wooden architecture

PORT BLAIRPort Blair is the largest town and a municipal council in Andaman district in the Andaman Islands and the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a union territory of India. It lies on the east coast of South Andaman Island and is the main entry point to the islands.It is also the headquarters for the Indian district of Andaman, and the local administrative sub-division (tehsil), which is also called Port Blair. My girl friend is in andaman but i couldnt find her (xalxo)It is home to several museums and a major base for the Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard. It is also the headquarters of the Tri Services Command.n 1789 the government of Bengal established a penal colony on Chatham Island in the southeast bay of Great Andaman, named Port Blair to honour Lieutenant Archibald Blair of the British East India Company. After two years, the colony moved to the northeast part of Great Andaman and was named Port Cornwallis after Admiral William Cornwallis. However, there was much disease and death in the penal colony, and the government ceased operating it in May 1796.In 1824 Port Cornwallis was the rendezvous of the fleet carrying the army to the First Anglo-Burmese War. In the 1830s and 1840s, shipwrecked crews who landed on the Andamans were often attacked and killed by the natives, alarming the British government. In 1855, the government proposed another settlement on the islands, including a convict establishment, but the Indian Rebellion of 1857 forced a delay in its construction.However, since the rebellion provided the British with a lot of new prisoners, it made the new Andaman settlement and prison an urgent necessity. Construction began in November 1857 at the renovated Port Blair, avoiding the vicinity of a salt swamp which seemed to have been the source of many of the old colonys problems. The penal colony was originally on Viper Island, named after Lieutenant Blairs vessel, The Viper. The convicts, mostly political prisoners, suffered life imprisonment at hard labor under cruel and degrading conditions. Many were hanged, while others died of disease and starvation. Between 1864 and 1867 a penal establishment was also built with convict labor on the northern side of Ross Island. These structures are now in ruins.As the Indian freedom movement continued to grow in the late 19th Century, an enormous Cellular Jail was constructed between 1896 and 1906 to house Indian convicts, mostly political prisoners, in solitary confinement. The Cellular Jail is also known as Kala Pani (translated as Black Waters), a name given to it due to the torture and general ill-treatment towards its Indian convicts.For a time during 1943 and 1944, Port Blair was the headquarters of the Azad Hind government under Subhash Chandra Bose.Although damaged by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, Port Blair survived sufficiently to act as a base for relief efforts in the islands.

Museum based on various woodwork. All the items are made of wood which also describes the usage of wood around the region. Theres a saw mill next to it.

You can see Saw mill and Japanese bunkers made during second world war. There is a crater created by british bombing

Well crafted wooden Art piece! Mostly Paudak Wood used for wooden antique!

Its ok. Not much to see. Just give it a quick visit.

Can find different sculptures made of wood

Its one of the oldest place in Andaman and only place where wood is cut in Andaman.

Nice place to visit...It takes about Hlf n hr to see the place..You may reach there by a bus from Gol Ghar stop in only ₹7 per person and auto is also cheap. There are guides available there to show u around at ₹50 for a group.

This museum showcases all types of woods one can find in port blair , using these wood many sculptures and handiworks are showcased here.One can also buy handiworks of this wood from a shop which is just outside of the museum .

Museum is small but very good collections.Must visit once

Not much things to view. However one can visit it as ticket price is low.

You can find lot of handicrafts made of wood here and the history through pictures. You can spend around 5 to 10 minutes here.

Well maintained museum that gives glimpses of forestry in the Andaman Islands

Nice location need to do guide for best result

Good museum one can get knowledge of wood

Really small museum . Youll get a feeling of being in some wood emporium. Right behind this museum hut is the bomb pit, the pit created by the Japanese bombing on chatham

U see all wooden wrk here

Nice place must visit

Well curated museum housed within the Chatam saw mill complex. Has a lot of wood art on display along with specimens of the local timber.Next to the building there is a souvenir shop that sells over priced items. Beware

This Museum is nice . There are collection of many type wooden products in here. Many type of wooden products comes from Chatham saw mill in here.

Here you can see various wooden items. Inside government sawmill

Yes very nice museum

Good

Good place and nice forest museum in Andaman

Great place to recall history....

Small museum with unique tour of saw mill.

Beautiful Museum all type of wooden products r displayed

Very good experience...and knowledge

Great. Good service

Interesting museum and collection. Must visit.

Good for visit only 10min

Nice Place to Visit specially the Saw Mill

Old antique things made of wood and some photos will be here.

We are enjoyed the time at the end.

Beautiful place with tremendous information

Asias biggest and oldest saw mill...

It could be maintained better.

Awsome Place!

At Chatham saw mill. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Best place to see saw mill

Here youll find out the pictures of old and historical places in Andaman and Nicobar island

Very nice place in port Blair

Good collections of Wood work.

Asias largest saw mill...

Can see different types of woods ..... Not great for kids

A very old place still alive with all its process still the same !! nostalgia

Historical ! Oldest saw mill

Well maintained and planning Museum.

Hmmmm its okay

Properly maintained place.

Wonderful place in andamaan

Maintain old time atmosphere