Our Art-Gallery has neatly exhibited elegant statutes of
different Kathakali characters and those of other performing
arts.The statues are in fiber conceived and created by the
renowned artiste Namboodiri. The outer walls of the Gallery
have beautiful mural paintings by artiste Suresh and his
colleagues of the Vaasthuvidya Gurukulam, Aaranmula. The
costume- room has a wide variety of costumes, head-gears,
wooden masks and wooden weapons used by the Kathakali and
Koodiyattam characters. Near the old Kalamandalam campus,
there is the Vallathol Museum where the precious moments in
the life of Vallathol are preserved in visuals and words. In
the old Kalamandalam campus, there is a Portrait Gallery where
master- artistes of yore come alive in remarkable oil-portrait, Vallathol-Samaadh; sheltered by lush green trees
is yet another attraction in the old campus.
For art-lovers and cultural-enthusiasts, there is much more to see
in Kalamandalam. The Vallathol-Museum at Cheruthuruthy showcases
the poetic works, cultural contributions and achievements of
Mahakavi Vallathol over a long period of time. In the old
kalamandalam campus there is the vallathol Samadhi where his soul rests in peace. The
main-building in the old campus is converted into
Portrait-Gallery. Here portraits of the great artists of yore in
oil painting adorn the four walls. Most of them had played
commendable roles in the formative years of Kalamandalam. In the
Gallery we have exhibited countless mementos and honors
Kalamandalam received for the Kathakali, Koodiyattam and
Mohiniyattam recitals held in the international dance, drama and
music festivals all over the world.
