Tamil Nadu Museums

Fort St. George Museum, Chennai
Fort St. George occupies a place of pride and prominence in Chennai. It was built in 1640 AD, by the British East India Company under the direct supervision of Francis Day and Andrew Cogon.
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Government State Museum, Chennai
Once British Society in Chennai used to meet in the Pantheon. Its 18th century buildings and grounds have over the years since then been developed into the Connemara Library, one of the country's three National Libraries, the national Art Gallery
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Art Museum, Madurai
The museum at the Sri Meenakshi Temple complex has on display bronze images and icons, musical instruments, lamps, jewellery and other art objects. Also on view are paintings and wood carvings.

Art Museum
Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple
Madurai 625 001

Timing: 6.00 am to 8.00 pm
Open on all days.

Government Museum, Madurai
The various sections in the museum deal with archaeology, anthropology, zoology, numismatology, botany and geology. The museum has a fine collection of bronzes which are not allowed to be photographed.

Government Museum
Gandhi Memorial Museum Campus
Madurai 625 020

Timings: Summer: 9.00 am to 12.30 pm Winter; 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Closed on Fridays second Saturdays and national holidays

Thanjavur Art Gallery
The former palace of the Nayaks of Thanjavur, once viceroys of the Vijayanagara rulers and later hereditary rulers, is a wonderful and extravagant piece of architecture, built in 1600.
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