Pazhassiraja Museum

The Pazhassiraja Museum is named after Pazhassiraja Raja Kerala Varma of the Padinjare Kovilakom of the Kottayam Royal Family. He’s the Lion of Kerala who led the Pazhassi Revolt against the British in the 1700s and fought guerilla style in the hills of Wayanad becoming a terror to the English. They managed to corner him only in 1805 when he was shot dead on November 30^th in an encounter. The Museum run by the State Archeology Department is a tribute to this fearless freedom fighter.

In a fitting tribute, the Museum and Art Gallery is located in a former courthouse of the East India Company! The private quarters which are linked to the main courthouse museum area is now a museum dedicated to V.K.Krishna Menon.

On Display at the Pazhassiraja Museum: 

Artefacts from the time of the Lion of Kerala are well preserved.

·         Antique Bronzes

·         Models of Temples

·         Models of megalithic monuments like Umbrella Stones, Dolomite Cysts

·         Ancient Mural Paintings

·         Old coins

Sculpture Museum

The basement of the courthouse that served as the jail house is where the sculpture museum is situated.

·         Stone carvings are on display here.

·         Memorabilia and uniforms of the Malabar Police

Art Gallery

The oil paintings and other works of the famous Raja Ravi Varma are on display here. The works of his uncle Raja Raja Varma are also on view.

Adjacent Museum

You can also visit the museum built in memory of V.K. Krishna Menon. He gave a record breaking 8 hour speech, a record that still stands, to the United Nations on the subject of Kashmir on January 23, 1957 before he collapsed on the Security Council floor. He was Defence Minister in Nehru’s Cabinet and resigned after China attacked India in 1962. He's the co-founder of Penguin Books with Sir Allen Lane and Sainik military schools.

The Museum stores his news clips, letters and personal belongings.

Timings of Pazhassiraja Museum: 

• 9 am to 4:30 pm. 
• Closed for lunch 1pm-2pm 
• Open all days except Monday and National and State holidays. 

Contact information of Pazhassiraja Museum: Ph- 495-2384382Location of Pazhassiraja Museum: It is 5 km from Kozhikode in East Hills. It is a drive up a really steep hill which gives a view of Kozhikode.