8 Point Art Cafe

8 Point Art Cafe

Inside view of Eight-point Gallery Cafe
Established 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)
Location Asramam, Kollam
Coordinates 8°53′49″N 76°35′09″E / 8.897041°N 76.585847°E / 8.897041; 76.585847Coordinates: 8°53′49″N 76°35′09″E / 8.897041°N 76.585847°E / 8.897041; 76.585847
Type Art museum
Collections Paintings and sculpture
Founder Shenley(Art Director)
Website http://www.dtpckollam.com/

The Eight-point Gallery Cafe or 8 Point Art Cafe is an art gallery and cafe situated in Kollam (Quilon) city of Kerala, India. This is the first international standard art cafe in the city of Kollam. Eight-Point is established in a renovated heritage building, ‘Parambarya,’ inside the Asramam guest house campus.[1] Famous muralist and art director Mr. Shenley had taken the Parambarya building from Kollam DTPC(District Tourism promotion Council) for five years to set-up this art cafe. The Kollam DTPC has spent nearly 2 million Indian Rupee for the renovation and setting up of properties in the museum/Paramparya building.[2]

Toponymy

The name ‘eight-point’ represents the eight creeks of Ashtamudi Lake and the eight art forms incorporated in the gallery.[3]

Facilities

"Parambarya building" in Asramam Picnic Village were Eight-Point Gallery Cafe is situated

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References

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