Pazhassiraja Archaeological Museum

Adhokshaja Canchi 11 months ago

Best archaeological museum I have visited yet. Informative placcards in each section. Sections are very well structured. Staff is receptive and is ready to explain something I have not witnessed at any other similar museum.

Do go around the garden here its just an awesome place to sit unwind and relax.

Ganesh Venkataraman 17 months ago

The museum is located in the East Hill locality of Kozhikode. It has the largest collection of Hero Stones after the museum in Egmore, Chennai. The staff are very helpful and photograpy and videography is allowed. The maintenance of the premises is excellent and it's worth spending about 2 hours to know about the region of Calicut. The lower portion of the building used to be a dungeon/ jail. The museum describes the development of the region of Calicut into the superpower city during the medieval times. Apart from the trading viewpoint, the development of script, temple art and architecture and daily life of the people in general is also displayed and covered sufficiently. Kudos to the ASI for the work they are doing.

Gallant 17 months ago

The museum has exhibits from the megalithic age and the Indus Valley civilization. The exhibits include ancient pottery, toys, stone and other metal sculptures. Coins, Models of temples, Burial urns and umbrella stones (tomb stones of rulers) are part of the museums's collection. The museum also has a collection of war weapons used by British soldiers and the official caps of British and French soldiers.

The special collections of the museum include the Panchaloha idols and stone statues described as ‘War heroes'.
The building that houses the museum was constructed in the year 1812 and was then known as East Hill Bungalow. The bungalow was converted to an archaeological museum in 1976. In the year 1980, the building was renamed as the Pazhassi Raja Archaeological Museum.