Archaeological Museum
Location : Near the Thrissur Zoo, 2 km from Thrissur town, central Kerala.
Visiting hours : 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on all days except Mondays and national
holidays.
The
Archaeological Museum was until recently accommodated in the Thrissur Town Hall
building. Now it has been shifted to the Kollengode Palace, an architectural
delight. The majestic building houses a gallery of murals from all over Kerala
and preserves a rare treasure of Veerakallu, temple models, olagrandhangal (manuscripts
on dry palm leaves), megaliths etc.
Veerakallu or herostones are stone engravings and sculptures of figures and
weapons belonging to the heroes of days gone by. Most of these were recovered
from the forests of Wayanad and Thrissur.
The megalith collection includes earthen pots, urns etc. The temple models cast
in plaster of Paris are excellent representations of the ancient temples in
the State.
Getting there:
Nearest railway station : Thrissur
Nearest airport : Cochin International Airport, about 58 km to the south.
Museums in Kerala
Maritime Museum
|| Ambalavayal Heritage
Museum || Indo-Portuguese
Museum || Archaeological Museum
|| Tea Museum, Munnar || Napier
Museum & Art Gallery || Bay
Island Driftwood Museum || Sree
Chithra Art Gallery || Teak Museum,
Nilambur || Kuthiramalika Palace
Museum
