Whatever we do today will become a past tomorrow. The past is a collection of numerous activities, feelings, and incidents and so on. The past teaches us many lessons that present could not teach. Like a person, each and every place has its past. Just consider Kerala as an instance. The state is adorned with spectacular terrains, azure rivers, unblemished seas, bronzed beaches, smoky mountains engulfed with a beryl orchard of spices, tea and coffee and many more. Along with the alluring beauty, the state has something more that propels travellers to tour the state. It is nothing but the historic monuments. These monuments act as a catalyst to the past and induce each person to stroll back to the ancient golden days. Learning history was a tedious job when we were in school but we visit any historic places or museums we would be so thrilled and excited to read the pages of history while strolling its streets. That is the power of these monuments they will propel the people who hate history once. People always ask what is the need of preserving all the ancient things, when they have no value in the present days. Without understanding the ancient lifestyle no one will be able to bring any changes in the future. People often purchase packages and accompany their family to explore not only the serene nature of Kerala but also to study how the state-led a peaceful life without any modern amenities.
Archaeological Museum
Archaeological Museum is the only museum that is situated in the cultural capital of Kerala known as Thrissur. Initially, the museum was known as Sree Moolam Chithrashala and it was built in the year 1938. The Archaeological Museum was a gift to the princess of Kollengode. It is an amalgamation of both Kerala and Western architecture. It is a perfect place to unveil history for students. The museum is a collection of antiques belonging to pre-historic, proto-historic, and historic period. To mesmerize the hearts of visitors an archaeological park is also constructed associated with the museum with varieties of megalithic age or Iron Age. To study each period of the history elaborately the museum is divided into various sections such as stone sculpture gallery, bronze gallery, art gallery, utensils gallery (utensils used in the kitchen), numismatics gallery, and so on. The art gallery and stone sculpture gallery in the museum showcase the statues of eminent personalities like kings, queens, chief tribal, freedom strugglers, reformers and artists. In the olden days, there were no books to write important information hence they used palm leaves to write messages and points. These dried palms leaves are preserved with the utmost care in the museum. Artefacts found from the jungles of Thrissur and Wayanad district are also conserved in the museum. One of the eye-catching attractions of the museum is the ‘veerakkalu’- it is nothing but an engraving from stone. Hundreds of family tour to the museums in Kerala by purchasing the packages to catch the glimpses of the Veerakkalu. Along with it, another major attraction is the megalithic weapons.
Napier Museum
Napier Museum, the museum is named after the Governor-General of Madras called Lord Napier. It is one of the oldest museums in India. The 135 years old museum was initially constructed by the Uthram Thirunal Marthanda Varma and later due to lack of space, it was renovated by Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma in the year 1880. Just like every museum in Kerala the Napier Museum also holds priceless collections of antiques belonging to bronze and Stone Age periods. The museum is decorated with stone carvings and statues of lords and famous personalities. Bronze was used widely in various forms in Kerala. Many statues of Lord Shiva, Parvati, and Vishnu were carved out from bronze by following the details prescribed in ‘Silpashastras’. The casting of bronze is briefly described in ‘Matsyapurana’. The exquisite instances for wood carvings are Koothambalams and navagrahas. The spectacular attraction of the museum is the sword of Velu Thampi Dhalawa. He served as Prime Minister during the reign of King Bala Rama Varma Kulasekara Perumal. He was the first martyr from Travancore. To commemorate his sacrifice his sword has been kept in the museum. The famous Trivandrum zoo is located on the grounds of Napier Museum. Travellers can visit the museum from 10 am to 4.45 pm on all days except on state and national public holidays
Natural History Museum
Situated in Thiruvananthapuram National History Museum was constructed in the year 1964. The museum has been constructed in a ‘Nalukettu’ style- a typical Kerala architectural style. The museum is a haven for zoologists, archaeologists, and ornithologists. Visitors can learn various phases of living organisms. It displays the fossils trunks dating millions of years ago. Dr Salim Ali contributed a mesmerizing collection of birds to the museum. The museum is mainly divided into various sections namely skeleton gallery- showcases skeletons of wild animals like Indian Wild Ass, Ostrich, Sambhar, Emu, Guar and etc., Bird gallery-displays varieties of birds like swallows, sunbirds, shrikes, mynas, hornbills, Kentish plover, gulls, grey jungle fowl, kingfishers, and so on. Mammals’ gallery-various species of Indian, South American and African continents are displayed. Vertebrate section- various species of reptiles are displayed in this section. The 14-feet King Cobra is an eye-catching attraction. Invertebrate section-various stages of invertebrates are displayed here. Index gallery-Armadillos and Indian Pangolin are displayed here. Ethnology-displays the early life of scheduled tribes in Kerala, and paleontological gallery- shows the fossil remains of marine organisms.
By narrowing down the following paragraphs you might have got a clear idea about the important historical museums in Kerala. These places are the abode of immense knowledge. It is a haven for students. It is also considered a perfect destination for family trips. To make your family trips hassle-free to avail of tour package’s form Gogeo Holidays. They curate packages at affordable rates and they are ready to customize the itinerary and cost on special requests from travellers. They always give prime importance to customer satisfaction and it is could clearly be seen in the accommodation and transportation. If you find it difficult to purchase the tickets they will do it for you. So what are you waiting for? Avail of the packages as soon as possible.
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