List of museums in Kerala
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S.No | Museum Name | Location | Type | Established | Jurisdiction | Collections/Attractions |
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1. | Napier Museum[1] | Thiruvananthapuram | Art and Natural history | 1855 | Department of Museums and Zoos, Government of Kerala | The museum houses a rare collection of archaeological and historic artefacts, bronze idols, ancient ornaments, a temple chariot and ivory carvings. It also contains the Sree Chitra Art Gallery, which contains works from Raja Ravi Varma and Nicholas Roerich, as well as examples of Mughal and Tanjore art. The Museum grounds also hold the Trivandrum Zoo, which is one of the oldest in India. |
2. | Indo-Portuguese Museum | Kochi | 1910 | |||
3. | Keralam - Museum of History and Heritage[2] | Thiruvananthapuram | Heritage center | Kerala Tourism, Kerala State Department of ArchaeologyGovernment of Kerala | The Keralam museum aims to document the continuous history and heritage of Kerala that spans over 3000 years as per available prehistorical and historical evidence. Exhibits include Iron Age artifacts, Roman Dinari, Sanskrit/Malayalam Granthas written on palm leaves, 17th Century murals, 14th Century Brahma Sculpture and Yoga Narasimha Murthy, 16th Century Nataraja Sculpture and more. This museum uses modern interactive technologies such as touch-screen counters and multimedia systems for explanation and displaying narrative documentaries. | |
4. | Beecraft Honey Museum, or "Honey Museum Wayanad" | Old Vythiri, Vythiri, Wayanad | Natural history | [4][5] | ||
5. | Kerala State Museum and Zoo Thrissur | Chembukkavu, Thrissur | Art, Natural history, and zoo | 1885 | Department of Culture, Government of Kerala | |
6. | Archaeological Museum Thrissur | Chembukkavu, Thrissur | Historical site, Art and Archaeology | Built 1938
Converted 1975 |
Department of Archaeology, Government of Kerala | |
7. | Shakthan Thampuran Palace | Chembukkavu, Thrissur | Historical site, Archaeology | Built 1795
Converted 2005 |
Department of Archaeology, Government of Kerala | |
8. | Vallathol Museum | Cheruthuruthi, Thrissur | Historic house museum |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Napier Museum". Department of Museums and Zoos, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Keralam - Museum of History and Heritage". Kerala Tourism. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "KERALAM - Museum of history and heritage". Keralam - Museum. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Honey Museum Wayanad". Youtube video accessed 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Beecraft Honey Museum". in Malayalam, Facebook site accessed 23 February 2023.