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The '''list of museums in [[Kerala]]''' encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and exhibit spaces. Closed museums and museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., [[virtual museum]]s) are not included.<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable" <br />
|-<br />
! Museum Name<br />
! Location<br />
! Type <!-- Refer to Museum Types listed in article [[Museum]] --><br />
! Established<br />
! Jurisdiction<br />
! Collections/Attractions<br />
|-<br />
| [[Napier Museum]]<ref name="mus_napier">{{cite web|url=http://www.museumandzoo.kerala.gov.in/index.php/napier-museum|accessdate=24 October 2017|title=Napier Museum<br />
|publisher=Department of Museums and Zoos, Government of Kerala}}</ref><br />
[[File:Napier Museum in Trivandrum.JPG|100px|Napier Museum]]<br />
| [[Thiruvananthapuram]]<br />
| [[Museum#Art museums|Art]] and [[Museum#Natural history|Natural history]]<br />
| 1855<br />
| Department of Museums and Zoos, Government of Kerala<br />
| The museum houses a rare collection of archaeological and historic artefacts, bronze idols, ancient ornaments, a [[Temple car|temple chariot]] and ivory carvings. It also contains the [[Sree Chitra Art Gallery]], which contains works from [[Raja Ravi Varma]] and [[Nicholas Roerich]], as well as examples of [[Mughal painting|Mughal]] and [[Tanjore painting|Tanjore]] art. The Museum grounds also hold the [[Trivandrum Zoo]], which is one of the oldest in India.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Indo-Portuguese Museum]]<br />
|[[Kochi]]<br />
|<br />
|1910<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
|[[Keralam - Museum of History and Heritage]]<ref name="keralatourism">{{cite web|title=Keralam - Museum of History and Heritage<br />
|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/keralam-museum-history-thiruvananthapuram/540|website=Kerala Tourism|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref><br />
<ref name="museum_official_website">{{cite web|title=KERALAM - Museum of history and heritage|url=http://www.museumkeralam.org/|website=Keralam - Museum|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref><br />
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|[[Thiruvananthapuram]]<br />
|[[Heritage center]]<br />
| <br />
|[[Kerala Tourism]], [[Kerala State Department of Archaeology]][[Government of Kerala]]<br />
| The Keralam museum aims to document the continuous history and heritage of Kerala that spans over 3000 years as per available prehistorical and historical evidence. Exhibits include Iron Age artifacts, [[Roman currency|Roman]] [[Denarius|Dinari]], Sanskrit/Malayalam [[Grantha alphabet|Grantha]]s written on [[palm leaves]], 17th Century [[mural]]s, 14th Century [[Brahma]] Sculpture and Yoga [[Narasimha]] Murthy, 16th Century [[Nataraja]] Sculpture and more. This museum uses modern interactive technologies such as [[touch-screen]] counters and [[multimedia]] systems for explanation and displaying narrative documentaries.<br />
|- id="Beecraft Honey Museum"<br />
| Beecraft Honey Museum, or "Honey Museum Wayanad"<br />
| Old Vythiri, [[Vythiri]], [[Wayanad]]<br />
| Natural history<br />
|<br />
|<br />
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DST0hrx9qTo |title=Honey Museum Wayanad}} Youtube video accessed 23 February 2023.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sw-ke.facebook.com/100063863113818/videos/beecraft-honey-museum/716107175724861/ |title=Beecraft Honey Museum}} in [[Malayalam]], Facebook site accessed 23 February 2023.</ref><br />
|-<br />
|[[Thrissur Zoo|Kerala State Museum and Zoo Thrissur]]<br />
|[[Chembukkavu]], [[Thrissur district|Thrissur]]<br />
|Art, Natural history, and zoo<br />
|1885<br />
|Department of Culture, Government of Kerala<br />
|-<br />
|[[Archaeological Museum, Thrissur|Archaeological Museum Thrissur]]<br />
<br />
|[[Chembukkavu]], [[Thrissur district|Thrissur]]<br />
|[[Historic site|Historical site]], Art and Archaeology<br />
|Built 1938<br />
Converted 1975<br />
|Department of Archaeology, Government of Kerala<br />
|-<br />
|[[Shakthan Thampuran Palace]]<br />
|[[Chembukkavu]], [[Thrissur district|Thrissur]]<br />
|[[Historic site|Historical site]], Archaeology<br />
|Built 1795 <br />
Converted 2005<br />
|Department of Archaeology, Government of Kerala<br />
|-<br />
|[[Vallathol Museum]]<br />
|[[Cheruthuruthi]], [[Thrissur district|Thrissur]] <br />
|[[Historic house museum]]<br />
|Unknown<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[:de:Kerala_Folklore_Museum|Kerala Folklore Museum]]<br />
|[[Kochi]]<br />
|Architecture, ethnography and anthropology of Kerala<br />
|Built 2009<br />
|Private. Founded by George Thaliath<br />
|-<br />
|[[Teak Museum]]<br />
|[[Malappuram district|Malappuram]]<br />
|[[Teak]] planatation and museum of teak wood<br />
|Built 1995<br />
|[[Kerala Forest Research Institute]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[Kerala Museum]]<br />
|[[Kochi]]<br />
|Contains galleries of dolls, modern art, and the history of Kerala. <br />
|Built 1984<br />
|Founded by Madhavan Nayar Foundation<br />
|-<br />
|District Heritage Museum<br />
|Palakkad<br />
|District museum featuring five galleries containing musical instruments, fashion, and history.<br />
|Built 2021<br />
|[[Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage|Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH)]]<br />
|-<br />
|[http://photomuse.in/ PhotoMuse Museum of Photography]<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/photomuse-a-museum-of-photography-in-kerala/article19698328.ece</ref><br />
[[File:PhotoMuse Museum of Photography.jpg|thumb]]<br />
|Thrissur<br />
|Public museum dedicated to the art, history and science of Photography. <br />
|Built 2014<br />
|Public charitable trust Better Art Foundation, founded by Dr. Unni Krishnan Pulikkal S.<br />
|PhotoMuse is India's first public museum dedicated to the art, history and science of Photography. Through the pursuit of photography and photographic history, PHOTOMUSE documents, interprets and promotes the natural and cultural inheritance of humanity. With photography-based outreach and educational programs, the museum emphasizes education, conservancy and India’s photographic legacy.<br />
|-<br />
|[https://lovemuseum.life/ Art Museum of Love]<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/art/photomuse-kodakara-art-museum-of-love-unni-krishnan-pulikkal-reimagining-museums-2025/article69452470.ece</ref><br />
[[File:Art Museum of Love, Kerala, India.jpg|thumb]]<br />
|Thrissur<br />
|A private museum featuring paintings, photographs, sculptures, textiles, books, and other collectibles centered around the theme of love.<br />
|Built 2024<br />
|[Private museum|Founded by [http://www.unnipulikkal.art Dr. Unni Krishnan Pulikkal S.]<br />
|The museum holds a broad collection of art and literary works that express the emotion of love in its various forms - in Indian traditional art, contemporary art, textiles and popular motifs, with a dedicated gallery of the history of erotic art.<br />
|- <br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
{{Portal|India}}<br />
*[[List of museums in India]]<br />
*[[International Museum Day]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Museums in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Lists of museums in India|Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Lists of tourist attractions in Kerala|Museums]]<br />
[[Category:Lists of buildings and structures in Kerala|Museums]]</div>LizzieSugerman6