The Arakkal Museum is a

museum A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...

dedicated to the

Arakkal family Arakkal Kingdom was a Muslim kingdom in Kannur town in Kannur district, in the state of Kerala, South India. The king was called Ali Raja and the ruling queen was called Arakkal Beevi. Arakkal kingdom included little more than the Cannanore ...

, the only

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royal family in

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. The museum is actually a section of the ''Arakkalkettu'' (Arakkal Royal Palace). The

durbar hall Durbar can refer to: * Conference of Rulers, a council of Malay monarchs * Durbar festival, a yearly festival in several towns of Nigeria * Durbar floor plate, a hot-rolled structural steel that has been designed to give excellent slip resistance o ...

section of the palace has been converted into a museum by the

Government of Kerala Government of Kerala is the subnational government of the Indian state of Kerala. The government is led by a chief minister, who selects all the other ministers. The chief minister and their most senior ministers belong to the supreme decision ...

. It was opened in July 2005 after a Rs. 9,000,000 renovation. Although renovated by the government, the ''Arakkalkettu'' is still owned by the ''Arakkal Royal Trust'' and does not fall under the control of the country's archaeology department, the

Archaeological Survey of India The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is an Indian government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in the country. It was founded in 1861 by Alexande ...

. The government had taken a keen interest in preserving the heritage of the Arakkal Family, which had played a prominent role in the history of

Malabar Malabar may refer to the following: People * Malabars, people originating from the Malabar region of India * Malbars or Malabars, people of Tamil origin in Réunion Places * Malabar Coast, or Malabar, a region of the southwestern shoreline o ...

. A nominal entry fee is charged by the ''Arakkal Royal Trust'' from visitors to the museum.

Location

The Arakkal Museum is located in Ayikkara, next to the

Kannur City Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city and commercial hu ...

. It is located 2-3 kilometres from

Kannur Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city and commercial hu ...

town.

Departments

# Operations # Research and Development # Communications and Public Informations # Protocol and Liaison Service # Registration and Permissions

Photo gallery

Image:Arakkal_Family_Seal.JPG,

Seal at the Museum Image:Section of Arakkal Museum.JPG, A section of the Museum Image:Arakkal Foundation Stone.JPG, A foundation stone at the Museum Image:Arakkal palace furniture.JPG, Furniture from the Arakkal Palace Image:Furniture at Arakkal Palace.JPG, More Arakkal furniture at the museum. Image:Arakkal family Royal mantle stick.JPG, Royal mantle sticks Image:Copies of the Quran - Arakkal Museum.JPG, Copies of the

Qur'an The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , sing. ...

Image:Traditional Lamps at Arakkal Museum.JPG, Traditional lamps and

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s Image:Ancient telephones at Arakkal Palace.JPG, Antique telephones used at Arakkal Palace during the British rule Image:Telescope in Arakkal Museum.JPG, Antique

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at Arakkal Museum Image:Arakkal museum telephone.JPG, Antique telephone once used in the Arakkal Palace Image:Arakkal jug and belt.JPG, A royal belt and a traditional coffee pot. The design of the coffee pot is influenced by

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culture.

External links

Arakkal Kettu dedicated to the nation
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'', 31 July 2005.
Royal Absurdity

References

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