Napier Museum

Pathetic excuse for a museum

As a foreigner it’s 200 rupees entry. Maybe the worst museum I ever visited. It looks stuck in time. Dusty relics in old fashioned glass cases with no real information. The descriptions are pathetic ...

Immense potential

For entry you are charged a paltry twenty rupees per head. The museum holds some amazing artefacts. Maintenance is non-existent. There are these ancient Almonard fans covered in cobwebs working overti...

Not to be missed

Governor General of Madras Lord Napier instructed Robert Chisholm to build this museum in the traditional Kerala Architecture style. However it is combination of Indian and Gothic style. The long corr...

The museum needs some professional display people

If you like stone, brass and wood statuary there is plenty but not much else. The usual angry and discontented staff. Do not go on the weekend if is packed to the rafters. They do have some masks ...

Impressive collection

My second time at the museum in the last 10 years and it continues to delight with its small yet impressive collection. the building itself is about 150 years old but the artifacts are over 1000-1200 ...