Kerala Soil Museum

It was set up by the Department of Soil Survey and Conservation of Government of Kerala and inaugurated on 1 January 2014.

[3][4] The state government established the soil museum to provide an exhibition of the richness of Kerala's soils and mineral resources, as well as to foster public awareness about conservation and ecological protection.

[4] The most important exhibits in the museum are a set of 82 display containers 1.5 metres tall which preserve and display the intact soil profiles of all of the 82 soil series recognised in the state of Kerala.

[2] Each monolith was dug from the ground without disturbing its elements and was processed for one month or longer before being mounted for museum display.

[2] Other exhibits include a geologic map of Kerala; a map of Kerala showing the distribution of the eight soil orders represented in the state; collections of rocks and minerals and the physical constituents of soil, such as clay, silt, sand, stone, and gravel; displays explaining how soils are formed; and displays about the relationship of soil to the issues of food security and climate change.