List of museums in Kerala

S.No Museum Name Location Type Established Jurisdiction Collections/Attractions
1. Napier Museum[1]

Napier Museum

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]

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Napier Museum". Department of Museums and Zoos, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Keralam - Museum of History and Heritage". Kerala Tourism. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  3. ^ "KERALAM - Museum of history and heritage". Keralam - Museum. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Honey Museum Wayanad". Youtube video accessed 23 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Beecraft Honey Museum". in Malayalam, Facebook site accessed 23 February 2023.
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