Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures (DBCIC) is one of 34 Don Bosco Museums in the world. The museum is spread over seven floors and research on indigenous cultures of the North East is a focus area, with publications seminars and study groups in this area.

The museum was formally inaugurated in 2010 and today the Museum has grown into a resource centre with 17 galleries showcasing traditional and cultural ethos of the people of the region. DBCIC has a website (www.dbcic.org), newsletter, and a research wing known as NEIRA (North Eastern Institute for Research in Anthropology) thanks to the encouragement of Dr. K.K. Paul, the Governor of Meghalaya.

Private museum under Salesians of Don Bosco, an international educational and cultural society working especially among the youth of the world, particularly among the less privileged ones. Run by a registered Governing Board. Funding is from voluntary donations from private and donor agencies

About the collection: The collections represent the indigenous cultures of all the eight states of the region. It is the only museum of this type in the region as well as in Country. The museum specialises in the collection of the indigenous musical instruments of North East India. On its own initiative, Don Bosco so far has not hosted a touring exhibition, but on a few occasions with the in.vitations from the State government (Meghalaya) it has participated in the exhibition at the State convention Centre, participated in the local festivals such us Hornbill in Nagaland, Mei-ram-ew festival, monolith Festival in Meghalaya