Kottarakkara Thampuran Memorial Museum of Classical Arts dedicated to the creator of Kathakali (the classical dance drama of Kerala) Kottarakkara Thampuran is a museum established for the promotion of classical arts.
There are five galleries in the museum – hand gestures gallery, Kathakali costumes gallery, coins gallery, sculpture gallery, Megalithic gallery. Some of the rare musical instruments like five faced Mizhavu, are also on display here.
The museum exhibits life size figures of Kathakali and Mohiniyattam characters in their original costumes; hastha mudras (hand gestures) used in Kathakali and Mohiniyattam and the books, ornaments, costumes used by great masters in this field.
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