State Museum and Zoo Thrissur
About Us
The State Museum and Zoo in Thrissur is coming under the Department of Museums and Zoos, Government of Kerala. The zoo is situated in the heart of Thrissur city, which is known as the cultural capital of Kerala. The compound extends in 5.6 hecters which includes Zoological Garden, Botanical garden, Art Museum, Multi-purpose Museum, Medicinal Plant Garden and 3D Theatre. It is a major attraction for the visitors from different parts of the country.
History
The DiwanPeshkar of Cochin Province Mr.Sankarayya was the master brain behind establishing a park in 1885 called Viyyoor Park at Viyyoor, where the Central Prison is presently located. The park was closed in 1898 as the number of visitors to the Park were very less. The park was shifted and renamed as "Cochin State Museum" in 1912 by the acting Diwan K. Narayana Marar to an Annexe of Krishna Vilasam Palace, Eranakulam. The museum was shifted in the same year to Chembukkavu where it still exists. A full time archaeologist, L. K. Anantha Krishna Ayyar, was appointed to look after the Museum, in the year 1913. The Zoo was also established in the year 1913 by the King of Cochin and he donated different types of animals from Thrippunithura Palace.
The Botanical garden has a very rich collection of endemic, rare, endangered, threatened and exotic species of trees. There are over 150 different species of Trees in the Compound.
Zoological Garden
The zoo is the center of attraction in the compound. As the zoo is not in par with the concept of the modern zoo by Central Zoo Authority, efforts are in progress to translocate it to a proposed new site at Puthoor.Read more
Multi Purpose Museum
Multi purpose museum is situated right in front of the entrance. The major attraction of the museum is the mounted skeletonRead more
Art Museum
The Art Museum is situated in the center portion of the Zoological Park. An old residential building wai modified for the purpose of the museum.Read more
3D Theatre
3D Theatre is situated behind the Multi Purpose Museum and it is a feast for your eyes with mind- blowing real 3D experience.Read more
