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International
Tourism
Police
Station
and
Police
Museum
It
is
commonly
referred
to
as
Police
Museum.
This
Museum
is
situated
at
about
5-7
minutes
walk
from
Mattancherry
Boat
jetty/
backside
exit
of
Mattancherry(Dutch)
palace/Mattancherry
Bus
stand.
In
Jews
Town,
there
is
a
direction
board
stating
International
Tourism
Police
museum
and
its
direction.
The
address
is
AB
Selam
Rd,
Jews
St,
Jew
Town,
Kappalandimukku,
Mattancherry
β
682002,
Kochi,
Kerala.
The
museum
is
open
from
9.30
a.m
to
6.30
p.m.
on
all
days.
The
small
museum
made
to
resemble
a
police
station.
Photography
is
allowed
here.
It
was
established
in
2010.
The
entry
to
this
museum
is
free.
The
museum
has
Police
Uniforms,
weapons
etc
used
by
Travancore
Police/Kerala
Police.
The
museum
is
maintained
good
and
is
a
small
museum.The
Museum
also
has
some
mannequins
showing
how
various
gun
shots
etc
look
like
in
a
body.
There
are
some
disturbing
pictures
as
well
in
the
museum.
Also
on
display
are
a
variety
of
hats
,
Canes,
armory
used
by
police
personnel.
Badges
and
ranks
of
police
personnel
starting
from
constable
to
DIGs
are
also
on
display.
This
is
a
museum
dedicated
to
Police
force,
and
illustrates
how
Kerala
police
has
grown
through
the
years.
On
display
are
pictures
from
the
early
years
to
the
present
ones.
The
"FINGERPRINTS"
section
is
educative
and
informative.
One
can
also
see
the
police
band
display
with
a
constable
of
the
pipe-band
in
ceremonial
dress,
a
cop
carrying
a
bugle,
Police
dog
squad
images
are
also
on
display.
Modern
day
displays
include
a
policeman
in
riot
dress,
a
commando
in
dangri,
a
photo
of
a
commando
carrying
an
automatic
weapon,
an
anti-sabotage
team
with
equipment
and
a
policeman
wearing
bomb-disposal
suit.
It
is
an
ideal
place
to
visit
for
family
and
kids
and
especially
if
you
are
interested
in
police
history.
The
entrance
is
free.
The
museum
is
located
in
same
lane
of
Synagogue
and
Antique
museum.
Maximum
it
may
take
15-20
minutes
to
see
this
museum
even
if
one
reads
all
things
which
are
kept
near
exhibits.
There
is
also
a
kind
of
help
desk
available
for
the
tourists
to
get
their
doubts
clarified,
but
when
I
visited
there
was
no
one
in
charge
there.
Definitely
a
museum
worth
visiting
while
one
is
at
Mattancherry.
There
is
no
parking
place
so
it
is
better
to
walk
to
this
museum.
The
compound
of
the
museum
is
well
maintained
as
a
manicured
garden
and
has
on
display
a
three
tires
stone
lamp,
Cannons
etc.
Photos
by
Viswas
Menon
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Menon
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by
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Menon