Chennai Government Museum of is one of the most popular tourist pot in the city. Initially, it is the university road, has been installed in the building on the Nungambakkam, in 1851, after, in 1854, it was shifted to the present locale in Egmore. Today, it is proudly the second oldest museum - stands as was established in the Indian Museum of the rear Kolkata 1814-, also is one of the leading art museum in the South Asia. This is mainly the wealthy in archeology and money of the collection, also, outside of Europe, you have a huge collection of ancient Roman relics. Some of the buildings in the museum of the campus, there is a history of more than 100 years. Museum of the site covers a total area of about 16.25 acres, consists of a gallery of 6 buildings and 46.
Items to be displayed in the museum, geology, archeology, zoology, anthropology, numismatics, such as botany and sculpture, is divided into various sections were crafts, giant leaf manuscripts and other objects of the palm contains Do array. It is Hindu sculpture gallery, bronze gallery, such as Amravathi Gallery and the National Museum of Art, there are four main galleries. Is a very special segment of the children-only, there is a Children's Museum. This means that the three major sub-division, has a civilization gallery, a children's corner, the traffic of the gallery. National Mission for the Government Museum was established in 2003 manuscript, it has been selected as an original protection center under (MCC).
Among all, a huge museum theater after being affected by the classic architectural design, is one of the most prominent buildings that have been constructed in Italian style. In the case it was not well-known in the UK as well this architectural pattern, this theater was built by the British in the late 19th century. The building has a high pedestal input via a large flight stairs. Wall and museum of pillars, adorned with complex floral and geometric motifs. Huge main hall of the museum theater was built in order to provide the stage for theater, which was spacious and more than 600 seats. Between the United Kingdom of the time, it was used for the English theater performances preferred by the elite class of the UK society. Hall has witnessed a variety of drama, including those of Shakespeare. At the moment, this theater is, this kind of art workshops, will be used in academic and cultural programs such as lectures and seminars.
National Art Gallery of the Museum, traditional painting, miniature works of India, a picture of Thanjavur and other antiques and traditional painting will be displayed. On the other hand, contemporary art gallery, as well as the United Kingdom paintings of prehistoric times, contains modern painting. The main items of this museum, which is fascinating to be crazy about is, of Amravati notable world figures, armory of Thanjavur, South Indian bronze, copper plate, inscription carved in stone, megalithic Adichanallur, gold coins of Raja Apart Kulothunga crafts Raja I and these and from the hoard of Dowleshwaram I., stone prehistoric equipment, and from Arikamedu many other relics of Bruce foot collection, the whale was discovered on the shore close to Mangalore It is from the huge skeleton and the delicate crystal reliquary Bhattiprolu Stupa Place here on the display. Wonder museum, it does not hold a great significance and charm among its visitors.
