Museums
of Kerala
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Pazhassi
Raja Museum
The
Pazhassi Raja Museum
located in the midst
of Kozhikode town has
a huge collection of
mural paintings, old
coins and miniature
form of temples. In
the art gallery close
to the Pazhassi Raja
Museum, most of the
paintings are those
of Raja Ravivarma |
Napier
Museum
Symbol
of architectural exuberance,
perfectly blending Chinese
and Mughal styles with
Kerala's traditional
structural design. The
ethereal beauty to the
structure was added
with the magical brush
up of Chisholm, a 19th
century architect.
Strips
of blue and pink alternating
with yellow and red,
scalloped arches of
a banana yellow, elaborately
carved balconies, red
and white lattice work
and mock friezes make
an engrossing ensemble.....>>more
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Kuthiramalika Museum
Kuthiramalika
Palace Muse um, a classic
specimen of Kerala Architecture
is situated in 'Kuthiramalika'.
The
palace, with its excellent
carvings and amazing
architectural designs,
is by itself a slice
of heritage. The museum
has a wide range of
exhibits representing
the erstwhile state
of Travancore.
The
Kuthiramalika Palace
was built by His Highness
the Maharaja Swathi
Thirunal Balarama Varma
of Travancore. The Palace
museum adorned with
paintings and amusing
collections of the erstwhile
royal family. It is
an example of Travancore
style of architecture.
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Krishnan Menon Museum
The
Krishna Menon Museum
houses a good collection
of Paintings by Raja
Raja Varma and Raja
Ravi Varma. A section
is devoted to the Memorabilia
of the late V.K. Krishna
Menon, former Indian
Defence Minister and
national leader.
The
section in honour of
the great Indian leader
V.K Krishna Menon has
on display the collection
of personal belongings
and souvenirs gifted
by this world leader.
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Priyadarshini Museum
Priyadarshini
Planetorium is one of
the most sophisticated
and versatile planetaria
in India.
This
fabulous planetarium
complex has a centrally
air conditioned Sky
theatre of planetarium,
Conference hall, Workshops,
Sound - studio etc.
with a seating capacity
of 184, Priyadarsini
Planetarium is rated
as one of the best horizontal
domed planetaria of
global standards.
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Parishath Thamburan
Museum
it
is situated at Durbar
Hall Road, Ernakulam.
This museum has some
typical Kerala art.
It holds artifacts from
the royal family including
oil paintings, old coins,
sculptures etc belonging
to the 19th century.
The adjoining gallery
holds contemporary works
by local Indian artists.
Visit - From Tuesday
to Sunday, Time - 9.30am
- 12.30 pm and 3 pm
- 5 pm. Closed on Mondays
and National Holidays |
Museum of Kerala
History
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8
kms away from Ernakulam
situated at Edappally,
this museum is a treasure
house of important scenes
of Kerala history from
Neolithic age to Modern
age. Apart from this,
various famous paintings
are also exhibited here |
Kuthiramalika Museum
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Situated
within the Puthan Malika
Palace in Thiruvananthapuram,
this museum is known
for its collection of
artifacts of the royal
family of Travancore. |
Natural History
Museum |
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The
Natural History Museum
is housed in a modern
spacious 2 stored building
at an elevated ground
at the eastern end of
the Museum and Zoo complex,
Thiruvananthapuram.
The varied and rich
collections in Natural
History which started
with the personnel collection
of minerals and books
presented by General
Cullen in 1885 has found
satisfactory housing
in this new building
in 1964.
The
Museum has separate
galleries for Mammals,
Birds, Lower Vertebrates,
Invertebrates, separate
room for Index collections,
Skeleton gallery, Ethnology
gallery Library, Laboratory
and office accommodations.
There is also an outdoor
exhibit of Fossil tree
trunks near the entrance
of the Museum.
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K.C.S. Panicker’s
Gallery |
| Established
in the year 1979 a gallery
solely dedicated to the
paintings of contemporary
Indian art of K.C.S. Panicker. |
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