Ernakulam District Heritage Museum in Bastion Bungalow, Fort Kochi, is one of the main attractions of Kochi, a historic city alongside the Arabian Sea. The Bastion Bungalow was built by the Dutch on the site of Stromberg Bastion, a strategic position at the northern end of the Manuel Fort built by the Portuguese in 1503 C.E. Witnessing a history of three and a half centuries, Bastian Bungalow's Indo-European architectural grandeur and coastal scenery will captivate visitors. With the help of modern technology, the District Heritage Museum set up here by the Department of Archaeology will take visitors to the history of Kochi.
Chronological order of Kerala's commercial history, Sea trade routes, old ports of Kerala, foreigners references about them like Muziris Papirus, Geniza documents, Trade relations with Assyrians, Phoenicians, Babylonians, Egyptians, Romans, Greeks, Jews, Chinese, Arabs and Europeans, Ancient maps such as Tabula Peutingeriana, The political structure of mediaeval Kerala, Trade and colonisation, interference of Portuguese, Dutch and English companies, Modern Cochin Port, its old pictures, Pictures of Bastion Bungalow in the early 20th century, changing maps of Kochi, peculiarities of different communities in Kochi, visualisations of old Kochi by various artists, details regarding Hortus Malabaricus, Dutch kitchen and its utensils, etc., can understand from galleries here. Apart from this, high walls like fortifications, old cannons, sculpture gardens, etc. also attract visitors here.
Visiting Time: 9.00-1.00, 2.00-4.30
Holidays: Monday, National Holidays
Address: District Heritage Museum, Bastion Bungalow, Napier Street, Fort Kochi, Ernakulam, 682001
