Archaeological Museum, Thrissur, Archaeological museum in Thrissur, India

The Archaeological Museum of Thrissur is an archaeological museum housed in Kollengode Palace, a royal residence in the heart of Thrissur, Kerala, India. The building combines traditional Kerala architecture with Western details, featuring large wooden windows, imported English tiles, and sloping wooden roofs.

Kollengode Palace was built in the early 20th century as a royal residence, reflecting the influence of European design on Indian nobility at that time. In 1975 the Department of Archaeology took over the building and turned it into a museum dedicated to preserving artifacts from the region.

The museum's collections were assembled to represent Kerala's material culture: life-size statues of notable figures, scale models of ancient temples and monuments, and manuscripts written on dried palm leaves. Stone sculptures span the 7th to 10th centuries and bronze sculptures the 12th to 18th centuries, drawn from Thrissur, Wayanad and Palakkad districts.

The museum is located in the center of Thrissur and is easy to reach on foot or by auto-rickshaw from most parts of the city. A morning visit is a good idea, as the building can get warm later in the day.

The museum's megalithic collection includes urn burials known as Nannangadi, earthen pots and russet-coated wares. It also holds stone tools and excavated material from Indus Valley sites and from Cheraman Parambu in Kodungallur, finds that reach far beyond Thrissur district.