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Arakkal Museum
Project type
Heritage Conservation
Location
Kannur, Kerala
Status
Completed
Arakkal museum is dedicated to Arakkal family, the only Muslim royal family. The Dubar hall section of Arakkal ketu, located in kannurdistrict is converted to a museum by government of Kerala. Arakkal palace complex is an embodiment to the contribution of the Muslim society to Kerala culture.
Master plan gave emphasis to conservation as well as adaptive reuse. As a first phase the peripheral building-durbar hall got converted to a museum displaying artefacts. The rare instance of Muslim weapons and articles with pronounced Arabian influence finds place in the museum.
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