Archaeological Museum, Thrissur is an art and archaeological museum located in

Thrissur Thrissur (, ), Renaming of cities in India, formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the List of most populous urban agglomerations in Ke ...

City,

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state,

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. The museum is situated within the Thrissur Zoo compound.

History

The archaeological museum was established as Sree Mulam Chithrasala (Picture Gallery) in 1938 under the auspices of the Government of

Cochin Kochi ( , ), formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. The city is also commonly referred to as Ernaku ...

. The gallery was initially located in the balcony of Thrissur Town Hall. An archaeological gallery was added to the Picture Gallery in 1948. In 1975, the Department of Archaeology acquired a building at Chembukavu in Thrissur City. The archaeological and Picture Gallery collections were then shifted to the new building and the institution was renamed the Archaeological Museum,

Collections

The museum houses life-size statues of prominent personalities, models of ancient temples and monuments, and manuscripts written on dry palm leaves. The megalith collection includes earthen pots, urn burials (Nannangadi), black and red wares, black wares, and russet-coated wares. Other exhibits include stone age tools, excavated materials from

Indus Valley civilization The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC), also known as the Indus Civilisation, was a Bronze Age civilisation in the northwestern regions of South Asia, lasting from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE, and in its mature form from 2600 BCE ...

sites and Cheraman Parambu (Kodungallur), and excavated materials from megalithic sites, such as beads and iron implements. The collection features stone sculptures dating from the 7th to 10th centuries and bronze sculptures dating from the 12th to 18th centuries. It also has artifacts from

Thrissur district Thrissur (), anglicised as Trichur, is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It is situated in the central region of the state. Spanning an area of about , th ...

Wayanad district Wayanad () is a district in the north-east of the Indian state of Kerala, with its administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. It is the only plateau in Kerala. The Wayanad Plateau forms a continuation of the Mysore Plateau, ...

and Palakkad district. * Open 10:00–17:00 daily except Mondays and national holidays.

References

External links

Kerala Tourism Guide
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