Revi Karunakaran Memorial Museum

The Revi Karunakaran Memorial Museum is a privately owned decorative arts museum in Alappuzha, Kerala, established in 2006 by Betty Karan in memory of her husband, coir industrialist Revi Karunakaran. Housed in a purpose-built complex featuring Greco-Roman architectural elements, it displays one of the world's largest private collections of Swarovski crystals alongside extensive galleries of porcelain, jade, ivory carvings, Tanjore paintings, and period furniture. The museum also features a dedicated Kerala Room showcasing local cultural heritage through hand-carved teak wood ceilings and terracotta-tiled floors.

Visitors can explore a vast collection of over 20,000 exhibits spread across multiple galleries within a classical architectural setting. The museum features intricate Swarovski crystal installations, detailed ivory sculptures including Dasavatharam, porcelain treasures from brands like Noritake and Armani, and a life-size bronze statue titled 'The Prodigal Son' by Israeli sculptor Sam Philipe. A dedicated Kerala Room highlights local woodwork and cultural artifacts representing Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam. Photography is prohibited inside the museum.

Established in 2006 by Betty Karan as a memorial to her husband Revi Karunakaran, a prominent coir industrialist who died in 2003. The museum showcases artifacts collected by the family over three generations. The third phase of the museum was inaugurated in November 2015 by Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, former President of Sri Lanka.

The museum represents a unique blend of global artistic traditions and Kerala's cultural heritage. It houses artifacts representing four major religions—Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam—through murals, sculptures, and exhibits. The Kerala Room specifically preserves and showcases the state's traditional woodwork and architectural elements.