{"id":8013,"date":"2013-07-19T01:57:57","date_gmt":"2013-07-18T20:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=8013"},"modified":"2017-01-25T11:58:24","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T06:28:24","slug":"government-museum-in-chennai-second-oldest-museum-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/travel\/government-museum-in-chennai-second-oldest-museum-in-india","title":{"rendered":"Government Museum in Chennai: Second Oldest Museum in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8014\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8014\" style=\"width: 665px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/travel\/government-museum-in-chennai-second-oldest-museum-in-india\/attachment\/government-museum-chennai\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8014\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-my-custom-thumb wp-image-8014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/government-museum-chennai-665x444.jpg\" alt=\"Government Museum Chennai\" width=\"665\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/government-museum-chennai-665x444.jpg 665w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/government-museum-chennai-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/government-museum-chennai-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/government-museum-chennai.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Government Museum, Chennai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Location<\/b>: Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/maps\/tamilnadu\/\">Tamil Nadu<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Established in 1851, Government Museum of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/maps\/tamilnadu\/chennai-map.htm\">Chennai<\/a> is popular as the Madras Museum. Factually being the second oldest museum of India (after Kolkata&#8217;s Indian Museum), this museum is a treasure in itself! As a rich repository of finest masterpieces of art, archaeology, anthropology, numismatics and much more, the Madras Museum assures to lure one and all.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Spread across an area of 16.25 acres of land, the Government Museum is also counted among the largest museums of South Asia. Its campus has six independent buildings with 46 galleries. These are:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Main building<\/b>, where you will find artifacts and sculptures from the past, animal galleries, botany galleries and philately gallery.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Front building<\/b>\u00a0has a very interesting puppet gallery and galleries preserving the folk art and music.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Bronze gallery \u2013\u00a0<\/b>Besides the bronze artifacts, there are also numismatics and chemical conservation galleries.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Children&#8217;s Museum<\/b>\u00a0is one section that fascinates all kids with is doll section, technology and science galleries.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>National Art Gallery\u00a0<\/b>has some excellent paintings and pieces of artistic marvels.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Contemporary Art Gallery \u2013\u00a0<\/b>From rock and cave art to British portrait to modern art, one can see how the art of &#8216;art&#8217; has evolved over ages.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Timings<\/b>: 9:30 am to 5:00 pm<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Closed on<\/b>: Fridays and National holidays<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Entrance Fee<\/b>:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Indians<\/b>: (Adults) Rs. 15, (Children below 12 years) Rs. 10, Rs. 5 (Students and teachers in group with prior permission)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Foreigners<\/b>: Rs. 250 (adults), Rs. 125(children), Rs. 75 (Students and teachers in group with prior permission)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Camera Fee<\/b>: Rs 200 (still photography), Rs 500 (video camera)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Quick Tips<\/b>:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Commercial photography is not permitted.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Special lectures and films shows are occasionally held in the museum.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Must visit the Bronze gallery, National Art Gallery and Contemporary Art Gallery.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The overall management and maintenance of the building is a bit disappointing tough.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">There is a book shop inside the Government Museum complex that offers books at cheap prices.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Information:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a title=\"Government Museum\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/chennai\/places-of-interest\/museums\/government-museum.html\" target=\"_blank\">Government Museum<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Museums in Chennai\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/chennai\/places-of-interest\/museums\/\" target=\"_blank\">Museums in Chennai<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Places to see in Chennai\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/chennai\/places-of-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\">Places to see in Chennai<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"About Chennai\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/chennai\/\" target=\"_blank\">About Chennai<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a title=\"Chennai Tourist Map\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/chennai\/tourist-map.html\" target=\"_blank\">Chennai Tourist Map<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Location: Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu Established in 1851, Government Museum of Chennai is popular as the Madras Museum. Factually being the second oldest museum of India (after Kolkata&#8217;s Indian Museum), this museum is a treasure in itself! As a rich repository of finest masterpieces of art, archaeology, anthropology, numismatics and much more, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":8014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,11315,5],"tags":[3862,1829,551],"class_list":{"0":"post-8013","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cities","8":"category-india","9":"category-travel","10":"tag-chennai","11":"tag-museum","12":"tag-tamil-nadu"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8013"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66070,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8013\/revisions\/66070"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}