Napier Museum

Napier Museum
നേപ്പ്യർ കാഴ്ച ബെംഗ്ളാവ്
Established1855 (1855)
LocationThiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Coordinates8°30′31″N 76°57′18″E / 8.5086°N 76.955°E / 8.5086; 76.955
TypeArt museum, Archaeology museum
FounderMarthanda Varma II Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.napiermuseum.org
Napier Museum is located in India
Napier Museum
Location of Napier Museum
നേപ്പ്യർ കാഴ്ച ബെംഗ്ളാവ്

The Napier Museum is an art and natural history museum situated in Thiruvananthapuram, India.[1]

The Museum is grounds to the Thiruvananthapuram Zoo, one of the oldest zoological gardens in India. The zoo was established in 1857 over 55 acres (220,000 m2) of land.[2] It also contains the Sree Chitra Art Gallery, a separate art gallery established in 1935.

The set of museums, along with the zoo, are managed by the Department of Museums and Zoos, a branch of the Department of Cultural Affairs of Kerala.

  1. ^ "Napier Museum". Department of Tourism (Kerala). Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. ^ "തിരുവനന്തപുരത്ത് കുട്ടികളുമായി യാത്ര പോകാം; തീർച്ചയായും കണ്ടിരിക്കേണ്ട കാഴ്ചകളിതാ". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.