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About Us
GENERAL INFORMATION
Government Museum, Chennai is a multi-purpose State Government Museum located in Egmore, which is the heart of the city, spreading to an area of 16.25 acres of land. Museum has Sections like Archaeology, Numismatics, Art, Anthropology, Geology, Botany, Zoology and a Children's Museum. The Galleries are organized in five buildings.
SECTIONS & GALLERIES :
MAIN BUILDING :
ARCHAEOLOGY :
- South Indian Sculptures
- Inscriptions
- Copper Plates Grants
- North Indian Sculptures
- Hero Stones & Sati Stones
- Hindu Sculptures
- Amaravati Sculptures
- Jain Sculptures
- Wood Carvings
ZOOLOGY :
- Skeletal Exhibits
- General Zoology
- Foreign Animals
- Amphibians
- Reptiles
- Birds
- Mammals
- Perching Birds
- Corals
- Invertebrates
- Fishes
BOTANY :
- Systematic Botany
- Economic Botany
- Textile Block Gallery
GEOLOGY :
- General Geology
- Economic Geology
- Tyrannosaurus Rex and Ptero Jactylus (Animated models) (6 shows - 10.00 AM, 11.00 AM, 12.00 Noon, 2.00 PM, 3.00 PM, 4.00 PM) FRONT BUILDING
FRONT BUILDING
ANTHROPOLOGY :
- Prehistory
- Puppetry
- Arms & Armouries
- Indus Valley Civilization
- Ethnology
- Musical Instruments
- Physical Anthropology
- Folk Art
- Folk Religion
- Folk Religions
BRONZE GALLERIES BUILDING :
- Saivite Bronzes
- Buddhist Bronzes
- Jain Bronzes
- Vaishnavite Bronzes
NUMISMATICS :
- Coins
- Medals
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM :
- World Costume Dolls
- World Civilizations
- Science & Transport
- Science Corner
- Technology
- Kids Corner
- Philately
- Science Park (Open air)
- 3D Theatre (3 shows - 11.00 AM, 2.00 PM and 4.00 PM. Each 15 minutes - only for group of 50 children)
CONTEMPORARY ART BUILDING :
- Exposition on Industries & Handicrafts of Tamil Nadu
- British Portraits
- Ravi Varma Paintings
- Contemporary Paintings
- Traditional Paintings
- Holography
- Rock & Cave Art
Location :
Pantheon Road,
Egmore,
Chennai - 600 008.
Tamil Nadu India.
Ph. : +91-44-2819 3238
Fax : +91-44-2819 3035
Email : govtmuse@tn.gov.in
Accessibility :
1/2 KM from the Egmore Railway Station.
2 KM from the Central Railway Station.
20 KM from Meenambakkam Airport.
Working Hours : 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
