Hill palace museum Thripunithura

The Hill Palace Museum Thiruvankulam (Thripunithura) was the official residence of the Kochi royal family in nineteenth century. The Hill Palace, Thiruvankulam is now the largest archaeological museum in Kerala. The museum displays 14 categories of exhibits including murals, paintings, sculptures in stone and plaster of Paris, manuscripts, inscriptions, carvings etc. The collections displayed in the museum are mainly from the Cochin Royal Family. 200 antique pieces of pottery and ceramic vases from Japan and China, Kudakkallu (tomb stone), Thoppikkallu (hood stone), menhirs, granite, laterite memorials, rock cut weapons from the stone ages, wooden temple models, plaster cast models of objects from Mohanjodaro and Harappa of the Indus Valley Civilisation. The museum also houses a gallery of contemporary art. Paliam gallery in the museum contains the collections donated by the Paliyathachan's (the hereditary Prime Ministers to the Cochin Maharaja’s for a long period) family. The museum is situated in a land or around 52 acres and full of vegetation and a deer park. The Hill Palace, Thiruvankulam complex consists of 49 buildings in the traditional Kerala style. The Hill Palace, Thiruvankulam was built in 1865 by the Maharaja of Cochin. The latest construction is carried out in 1950 and it is a western style building. Hill Palace is located 16 km east of Cochin in Thiruvankulam, near Trippunithura. Tourists can reach this museum by road. It is open to public on all days except Mondays from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm and 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm. Hill palace museum Thripunithura is one best place for your family to spend a holiday and get some insight into Kerala History.