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ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM, TRISSUR |
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The Archaeological Museum, Thrissur was started as Sree Mulam Chithrasala (picture Gallery) in 1938 under the auspices of the Govt.of Cochin. The collections of pictures in the gallery was the result of a number of year's work in making exact copies of a selection out of the many old Mural paintings found in the Mattancherry Palace and certain Temples in the former Cochin State. The copying work was done with the utmost fidelity and skill by Sri.T.R.Madhava Warrior, V.S. Unni Nair and N.O.Antony.They were guided by Sri Jatyanti Lal, T.Prakaskh of Bombay, under the superintendence of V.R.Chithra of the Madras school of Arts. The Gallery was started in the balcony of Town Hall, Thrissur.An Archaeological Gallery was attached to the Picture Gallery In 1948 to exhibit the archaeological findings and excavated materials of the Department of Archaeology of the then State of Cochin. In 1975 the Department. of Archaeology purchased a building at Chembukavu.The Archaeological and Picture Gallery were shifted to the new building in1975 and named it as Archaeological Museum Thrissur |
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| Name: |
Archaeological Museum, Thrissur. |
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Chembukavu, Thrissur (near State Museum Thrissur) |
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| Distance: |
4 km from Railway station and Bus stand |
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Punkunnam (local) Thrissur (Main) |
| Telephone: |
0487 2333110 |
| Officer in charge: |
Curator - in – charge. |
| Admission Fee: |
Free |
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Archaeological Museum, Chembukavu
Thrissur- 685020 |
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| The Archaeological Museum is housed in the building constructed in 1904 by the then Raja of Kollangode for his daughter. The building is constructed in a mixed Style, blending traditional and western architecture. The exhibits in the Museum stoneage tools, mieroliths, excavated materials from Indus Valley and Harappa, excavated Materials from megalithic sites likeUrn burials (nannangadi) black and red wares, black wares russet coated wares, beads,iron implements, excavated materials from Cheraman Parambu (Kodungalloor) stone sculptures ranging from 10 th century to 17 th century, Bronze sculptures ranging from 12 h century to 18 h century, copies of Mural paintings,Temple models etc. The Museum has the largest collection of excavated materials from Megalithic Sites in Kerala.Excavated materials from Nenmeni Village, near Kollangode also are exhibited in this Museum. |
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Address: Curator
Archaeological Museum
Kollangode House
Chembukkavu.P.O
Thrissur
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