the land where season never ends !

The interior is every bit as intriguing as the exterior with pink and baby blue  stripes alternating with stripes of yellow and cherry red, scalloped arches of a banana yellow, interspersing  elaborately carved balconies, the whole linked together with red and white lattice work and mock friezes. The collections are as varied and eclectic as the building and you will spend a pleasant few hours browsing through them. Make sure to have the keeper explain the unique natural  air-conditioning system.

Sri Chitra Art Gallery
Next to the museum, this is in a smaller,traditional building. It houses the collections of the travancore ruling family and includes an interesting assortment of turn of the century Bengali school paintings, Rajasthani and Mughal miniatures, Tanjore paintings and a selection  of works by a Russian emigrant,Svetosku Roerich and by Kerala's favourite artist Raja Ravi Varma. The latter's works include a number of portraits of Maharajas and their families, British residents and distinguished individuals and by studying their faces one gets a glimpse of a part of Kerala History.
Science and Technology Museum
The Museum offers an insight into the impressive growth achieved by India in the scientific and technological fields. Open on all the days except mondays. Timings 10am to 5pm.

 The central hall on the first floor was the Coronation Hall of the Rajas of Cochin and there is a display of dresses, turbans and palanquins which once belonged to these rulers.
The glory of the palace lies in the murals which are in the best traditions of the Hindu temple art and the religious, decorative and stylised synagogue.
Museum
The Museum is situated at the Durbal Hall on Durbar Hall Road. An enormous building, it exhibits collections of 19th century oil paintings,  old coins, sculptures and Mughal paintings
PariKshith Thampuran Museum
This is situated on the Durbar Hall Grounds on the D.H.Road, Ernakulam.  Collections of 19th century oil paintings, old coins, sculptures in stone and plaster of paris and copies of mural paintings are exhibited here.  It is open from 9.30 a.m. to 12 noon and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on all days except mondays and national holidays.  An Art Gallery is also functioning at the Museum building.

Calicut

Pazhassiraja Museum, 5Km. from Calicut.
The Pazhassiraja Museum of the state Archaeological Department is located at East Hill. Copies of ancient mural paintings, antique bronzes and old coins are on display. Models of temples, Megalithic monuments like dolmonoid cysts, umbrella stone etc. Opening hours 10am to 5pm. Closed on Mondays.
The Art Gallery and Krishnamenon Museum
Adjacent to the Pazhassi raja Museum. Paintings of Raja Ravi Varma and Raja Raja Varma are among the fine collection available here. The Museum has a section dedicated to the personal belongings of the late V.K. Krishnan Menon
Opening hours 10am to 5pm. Closed On Mondays and Wednesday; in the noon.