Bay Island Driftwood Museum ( Kumarakom )

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Bay Island Driftwood Museum ( Kumarakom ) - Location details

Bay Island Driftwood Museum ( Kumarakom ), Museum, Kumarakom (Chakranpadi), Kottayam, Kerala

Bay Island Driftwood Museum ( Kumarakom ) - Food details

Karimeen, Duck Roast; Toddy‑Shop Fare Across Kumarakom.

Bay Island Driftwood Museum ( Kumarakom ) - History details

Founded 2001 at Kumarakom, this one‑of‑a‑kind museum displays 150+ driftwood/root sculptures collected largely from Andaman–Nicobar shores and finished over decades by teacher‑curator Raji Punnoose. Geography: inland on the Vembanad backwater belt. Interesting: India’s only dedicated driftwood museum; weekday hours typically 10:00–17:00 (Sun from 11:30, Mon closed). Special dates: peak visits Oct–Mar.