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'''International Coir Museum''' is a museum located in [[Kerala]] state of India. The museum is located in [[Kalavoor]] in [[Alappuzha district]]. It is a museum under [[Coir Board of India]], a statutory body under the Government of India. This is the world's first and currently (as of 2025) only [[coir]] museum.

==Overview==
The coir industry is closely linked to the social, cultural and economic aspects of Kerala.<ref name="DTPC">{{cite web |title=International Coir Museum |url=https://www.dtpcalappuzha.com/destination/international-coir-museum |website=DTPC Alappuzha |publisher=District Tourism Promothion Council, Alppuzha |language=en |access-date=2025-07-15 |archive-date=2025-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125162944/https://www.dtpcalappuzha.com/destination/international-coir-museum |url-status=live }}</ref> The International Coir Museum is being established in Alappuzha district because Alappuzha is a region with a large scale of coir, coir products and industries.<ref name="DTPC"/> This is the world's first and currently (as of 2025) only coir museum.<ref name="Himalayan Times">{{cite news |title=TOPICS Coir: The revolutionary fibre |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/opinion/topics-coir-revolutionary-fibre/ |work=The Himalayan Times |date=15 August 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Six offbeat museums in south India to add to your travel list |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/travel/six-offbeat-museums-in-south-india-to-add-to-your-travel-list/cid/2078596 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313014443/https://www.telegraphindia.com/travel/six-offbeat-museums-in-south-india-to-add-to-your-travel-list/cid/2078596 |archive-date=2025-03-13 |access-date=2025-07-15 |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
The idea of establishing an international coir museum was proposed by the then Coir Board Chairman Prof. G. Balachandran.<ref name="Himalayan Times"/> The decision to start the International Coir Museum was taken at the 208th Coir Board meeting held in [[Kochi]] in May 2012.<ref name="Indian Express">{{cite news |last1=archive |first1=our online |title=International Coir Museum soon |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2012/Mar/26/international-coir-museum-soon-352319.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=16 May 2012 |language=en}}</ref> In 2014, the Diamond Jubilee year of the formation of the [[Coir Board of India]], the Board established the museum that depicts the historical events and the evolution of technological advancements in the coir sector. The International Museum was inaugurated by the then Chief Minister of Kerala, [[Oommen Chandy]], at the Coir Board Complex, Kalavoor on 27 May 2014.<ref name="Coirboard">{{cite web |title=International Coir Museum |url=http://coirboard.gov.in/?page_id=1731 |publisher=[[Coir Board of India]]}}</ref>

==Aim==
The International Coir Museum was established to showcase the revolutionary developments in the coir industry of India over the years.<ref name="Coirboard"/>

==Attractions==
[[File:Coir Artworks inside International Coir Museum Alappuzha 01 2.jpg|thumb|Coir artworks inside the museum]]
The museum showcases the traditional processes of manufacturing coir and coir products, the development in technology, retting, fiber extraction and the advent of mechanization in the coir sector.<ref name="Coirboard"/> A short video film of the coir industry displayed here provides information about the origin and growth of the industry and the latest developments through research and development.<ref name="Coirboard"/>

There is a souvenir shop adjacent to the museum where visitors can purchase a variety of coir handicrafts, coir doormats, and coir jewelry.<ref name="Coirboard"/><ref>{{cite web |title=About International Coir Museum Alappuzha: International Coir Museum Photos, History & Significance |url=https://www.incredibleindia.gov.in/en/kerala/alappuzha/international-coir-museum |website=Incredible India |language=en}}</ref>

==Entry==
This Museum is opened to the public 9.30 am to 5.00 pm every day except Monday.<ref name="CCRI">{{cite web |title=International Coir Museum |url=https://www.ccriindia.org/pdf/museum.pdf |publisher=Central Coir Research Institute}}</ref> There is entry fees for public.<ref name="CCRI"/>

==Location==
The museum is located in [[Kalavoor]] in Alappuzha district. The nearest bus station is Alappuzha Bus Stand, 8 km away, the nearest railway station is Kalavur Railway Station, while the nearest major railway station is [[Alappuzha railway station|Alappuzha Railway Station]], 10 km away, and the nearest airport is [[Cochin International Airport]], 75 km away.<ref name="DTPC"/>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|International Coir Museum, Alappuzha}}

{{Tourism in Kerala|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Museums in Kerala]]
[[Category:Industry museums in India]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Alappuzha district]]
[[Category:Museums established in 2014]]
[[Category:2014 establishments in Kerala]]

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