Kerala Folklore Museum
Museum · Ernakulam
History & overview
The Kerala Folklore Museum at Thevara in Kochi is a privately founded museum dedicated to the folk art and material heritage of Kerala. Its galleries hold thousands of artefacts — masks, wood and stone sculptures, terracotta, paintings, costumes, oil lamps and musical instruments — arranged by region and period, and the building itself is constructed in traditional Kerala styles using salvaged timber and carvings. A wooden theatre on the upper floor stages classical and folk performances.
Visiting Kerala Folklore Museum
- Entry
- ₹100 (Indian) / ₹200 (foreigner); camera ₹100
- Timings
- Around 9:30am–7:00pm, open daily
- Getting here
- Thevara, ~6 km south of Ernakulam centre, near the Thevara ferry.
Fees and timings are indicative — please confirm locally. See getting around Kochi for transport.
Facilities & highlights
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Location
Travelling here safely
Safe, normal city careIs Ernakulam safe?
Ernakulam, mainland Kochi, is a busy, prosperous Indian city that is safe for visitors with normal urban awareness. Crowded MG Road and Broadway markets and the transport hubs call for the usual big-city care; violent crime against tourists is rare, and the main hazards are traffic and pickpocketing.
- Overall — Prosperous, orderly city; tourist police and 24/7 transport.
- Solo & women — Comfortable with normal city sense; women walk markets freely by day.
- Scams to watch — Auto/taxi overcharging, gold/textile commission pushes, fake “offices”.
- Petty theft — Mind pockets and bags in MG Road, Broadway and at the stations.
- Traffic — Heavy, fast traffic — cross with care, prefer app cabs at night.