City: Kerala
Top Things to do in Kerala
7 Art Museums in Kerala That You Shouldn't Miss
Kerala (/ˈkɛrələ/), called Keralam in Malayalam (where Kerala is the adjectival form), is a state in South India on the Malabar Coast. It was formed on 1 November 1956 following the States Reorganisation Act by combining Malayalam-speaking regions. Spread over 38,863 km (15,005 sq mi), it is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Lakshadweep Sea to the west. With 33,387,677 inhabitants as per the 2011 Census, Kerala is the thirteenth-largest Indian state by population. It is divided into 14 districts with the capital being Thiruvananthapuram. Thiruvananthapuram is the largest city in the state. Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state.
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1. Strings Museum
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
Experience centuries of creativity and craftsmanship, with fine instruments and objects that have inspired music-making from the earlier century to the present day. Strings Museum is a platform for art, music lovers which conserves instruments from various countries spanning many centuries. The museum presents regular lecture-recitals and workshops by talented instrumental musicians.
2. Kerala Folklore Museum
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4.5 based on 1,093 reviews
Folklore Museum aims to provide art education to the students and helping to provide visual and academic knowledge to the art lovers, researchers and travelers from all over the world. Folklore museum is the only architectural museum in Kerala and the treasure trove of stone, wood and bronze sculptures, ancient terracotta, stone Age objects, jewellery, paintings, oil lamps, musical instruments, tribal and folk art, wood works, utensils, masks and traditional art forms etc. these are around 4000 artifacts from tiny to large size on display. This ethnic museum is the essence of the life and culture of the common man over the past 1000 years.
Reviewed By EGL0
An almost bewildering private collection of (in the main) high end cultural artefacts from musical instruments to Theyyam masks and costumes to oil paintings to puppets to antique Keralan front doors, well displayed and maintained over 3 floors in a glorious traditional Keralan teak building. Courteous, knowledgeable staff. 100R entrance + 100R for use of a snapshot camera. Slightly haphazard labelling of exhibits but fine for me - would have been overwhelming otherwise Glorious theatre on the top floor with a coffered wooden ceiling embellished with beautifully detailed paintings depicting Hindu deities and scenes from the Hindu epics. Small cafe adjoining. A "must see" for anyone interested in the culture / ethnography of Kerala. There is a shop but the sales staff are not pushy in any way.
3. Gallery OED Cochin.
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
4. Shri Chitra Art Gallery
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4.5 based on 205 reviews
Reviewed By PNS-67 - Hyderabad, India
The paintings are thematic, lively and capturing. You can experience the richness of Kerala and its culture. Very detailed. and A feast for the eyes and brain. Pls try to spend whole day,
5. Buddha Gallery
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4.5 based on 12 reviews
Buddha art gallery is an attempt to address the paradigmatic shifts in the forms of aesthetic fabulation within the country. Our attempt will be to exhibit art that attempts to connect with the contemporary with a greater feel for differences, foregrounding practices that try to engage with traditions of dissent and active reformulations that redraw the parameters of the possible. In this, we will try to question and interrogate present day hierarchies and preferences, and to provide alternatives that are rooted in the micro-politics of the region. We will also actively try to ensure the participation of artists from varied sections of people, and to highlight art that is contemplative as well as cutting- edge. The gallery will also try to provide space for various programs related to art with a view to strengthen the discourses of and around art within the country.
6. Revi Karunakaran Museum
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4.0 based on 237 reviews
Reviewed By salemsims
Visited the place. Wonderful collection of antiques, ivory, fossils, Jade, other semi precious jewellery and antiques. Worth a million to see the excellent collection of Swarovski pieces. The collection made with excellent taste and arranged with perfection gives a feast to eyes. Spending around an hour and a half made me feel that I made the right decision in visiting Alappuzha aka Aleppy. REPEATING DO NOT MISS THIS. It is around 3.5 KMs from KSRTC Bus Stand/Jetty. Take an auto for around INR46/- from bus stand (US $0.65) and 10 mts ride.
7. Archaeological Museum
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4.0 based on 3 reviews
