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 :

1. MAIN BUILDING :

ARCHAEOLOGY :

1. South Indian Sculptures
2. Inscriptions
3. Copper Plates Grants
4. North Indian Sculptures
5. Hero Stones & Sati Stones
6. Hindu Sculptures
7. Amaravati Sculptures
8. Jain Sculptures
9. Wood Carvings

ZOOLOGY :

10. Skeletal Exhibits
11. General Zoology
12. Foreign Animals
13. Amphibians
14. Reptiles
15. Birds
16. Mammals
17. Perching Birds
18. Corals
19. Invertebrates
20. Fishes

BOTANY :

21. Systematic Botany
22. Economic Botany
23. Textile Block Gallery

GEOLOGY :

24. General Geology
25. 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)

2. FRONT BUILDING

ANTHROPOLOGY :

26. Prehistory
27. Puppetry
28. Arms & Armouries
29. Indus Valley Civilization
30. Ethnology
31. Musical Instruments
32. Physical Anthropology
33. Folk Art
34. Folk Religions

3. BRONZE GALLERIES BUILDING :

35. Saivite Bronzes
40. Buddhist Bronzes
41. Jain Bronzes
42. Vaishnavite Bronzes

NUMISMATICS :

43. Coins
44. Medals

4. CHILDREN'S MUSEUM :

45. World Costume Dolls
46. World Civilizations
47. Science & Transport
48. Science Corner
49. Technology
50. Kids Corner
51. 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)

5. CONTEMPORARY ART BUILDING

52. Exposition on Industries & Handicrafts of Tamil Nadu
53. British Portraits
54. Ravi Varma Paintings
55. Contemporary Paintings
56. Traditional Paintings
57. Holography
58. 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.