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| location = [[Asramam]], [[Kollam]]
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| founder = Shenley Renjan<br>(''Art Director'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Photo-expo-on-transgender-people/article14407200.ece |title=Photo expo on transgender people |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=3 May 2017}}</ref>
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The '''Eight-point Gallery Cafe''' or '''8 Point Art Cafe''' is an art gallery and cafe situated in [[Kollam]] (Quilon) city of [[Kerala]], [[India]]. This is the first international standard art cafe in the city of [[Kollam]]. Eight-Point is established in a renovated heritage building, ‘Parambarya,’ inside the Asramam Picnic Village campus.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mlylm.com/news/kollams_first_art_gallery_eight_point_art_cafe_get_ready_for_inauguration_115669/ |title=‘Eight-point gallery cafe’ is ready for inauguration in Kollam |access-date=24 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220011/http://mlylm.com/news/kollams_first_art_gallery_eight_point_art_cafe_get_ready_for_inauguration_115669/ |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Famous muralist and art director Mr. Shenley had taken the Parambarya building from Kollam DTPC(District Tourism promotion Council) for five years to set-up this art cafe. The Kollam DTPC has spent nearly 2 million [[Indian Rupee]] for the renovation and setting up of properties in the museum/Paramparya building.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151001/nation-current-affairs/article/%E2%80%98eight-point-gallery-cafe%E2%80%99-boost-art-kollam |title=‘Eight-point gallery cafe’ to boost art in Kollam - Deccan Chronicle |access-date=1 October 2015}}</ref>

Now the art cafe is home for various exhibitions, performing arts and other events.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/history-narrated-through-antiques/article18090753.ece |title=History narrated through antiques |newspaper=The Hindu |date=18 April 2017 |access-date=18 April 2017}}</ref>

==Toponymy==
The name ‘eight-point’ represents the eight creeks of Ashtamudi Lake and the eight art forms incorporated in the gallery.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://malayalamnews.indiareckoner.net/2015/09/kollams-first-art-gallery-eight-point-art-cafe-get-ready-for-inauguration/ |title=Kollam’s first Art Gallery " Eight point" art cafe get ready for Inauguration |access-date=1 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002013828/http://malayalamnews.indiareckoner.net/2015/09/kollams-first-art-gallery-eight-point-art-cafe-get-ready-for-inauguration/ |archive-date=2 October 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Facilities==
[[File:Eight-Point Gallery Cafe building, Kollam - Nov 2015.jpg|right|thumb|"Parambarya building" in Asramam Picnic Village were Eight-Point Gallery Cafe is situated]]
* Gallery
* Cafe
* Theatre
* Library
* Venue for Music

==Little Free Library==
{{also|Little Free Library}}
[[File:Little Free Library at 8 Point Art Cafe in Kollam city, Dec 2016.jpg|right|thumb|Kerala's first [[Little Free Library]] at 8 Point Art cafe]]
The first [[Little Free Library]] in Kerala is set up at 8 Point Art Cafe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Giving-a-leg-up-for-creativity-in-Kollam/article15420092.ece |title=Giving a leg-up for creativity in Kollam |newspaper=The Hindu |date=30 November 2016 |access-date=14 April 2017}}</ref> The library is having 50 books in the small shelf situated at the courtyard and readers can take any book without fee by keeping another book.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsable.asianetnews.tv/south/read-and-share-books-at-this-little-free-library |title=Now read and share your books at this 'Little Free Library' |publisher=Asianet News |date=1 October 2016 |access-date=14 April 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Kollam]]
* [[British Residency]]
* [[Adventure Park, Kollam]]
* [[Cheena Kottaram]]

==References==
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{{Kollam |state=expanded}}
{{Tourism in Kerala}}

[[Category:Tourist attractions in Kollam]]
[[Category:Art museums and galleries in India]]
[[Category:Museums established in 2015]]
[[Category:Museums in Kollam]]
[[Category:2015 establishments in Kerala]]
[[Category:Contemporary art galleries in India]]
[[Category:Art galleries established in 2015]]

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>Robby at 22:48, 1 March 2021