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'''Kalashree Seashell Museum''' is a museum in [[Mysore]], India, which features sculptures made of [[seashell]] and [[conch]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Seashell museum of sculptures a new attraction in Mysuru |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2017/dec/04/seashell-museum-of-sculptures-a-new-attraction-in-mysuru-1717897.html |accessdate=23 January 2020 |work=The New Indian Express |date=4 December 2017}}</ref> At the time of its inauguration in 2017, the museum exhibited 130 works of Radha Mallappa, including the world's tallest seashell sculpture of [[Ganesha]] (11 feet).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=R. Krishna |title=Art with seashells |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/art-with-seashells/article22546337.ece |accessdate=23 January 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=29 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=K. |first1=Rathna |title=Shellfie with shells |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2018/dec/30/shellfie-with-shells-1918333.html |accessdate=23 January 2020 |work=The New Indian Express |date=30 December 2018}}</ref> Among other prominent works on display at the museum are a 10-foot tall [[Taj Mahal]] replica, a 12-foot tall idol of [[Shiva]] and a 13-foot tall model of [[St. Philomena's Church, Mysore|St. Philomena's Church]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Prasad |first1=S Narendra |title=Artistic designs from seashells |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/spectrum/statescan/artistic-designs-seashells-674097.html |accessdate=23 January 2020 |work=Deccan Herald}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lokesh |first1=Vinay |title=Taj Mahal: Mysuru gets its own Seashell Museum |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/mysuru-gets-its-own-seashell-museum/articleshow/61994532.cms |accessdate=23 January 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=9 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Seashell museum new attraction in Mysuru |url=https://starofmysore.com/seashell-museum-new-attraction-mysuru/ |accessdate=23 January 2020 |work=Star of Mysore |date=4 December 2017}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Mysore Sand Sculpture Museum]]<br />
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[[Category:Shell museums]]<br />
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