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Government Museum

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Government Museum
Government Museum
Government Museum
Government Museum
Government Museum
Government Museum
Government Museum
Government Museum
Government Museum
Government Museum
Government Museum
Government Museum
Government Museum
Government Museum
Government Museum
Phone:
+91 44 2819 3778

Hours:
Sunday9:30am - 5pm
Monday9:30am - 5pm
Tuesday9:30am - 5pm
Wednesday9:30am - 5pm
Thursday9:30am - 5pm
FridayClosed
Saturday9:30am - 5pm


The Government Museum or Madras Museum is a museum of human history and culture located in the neighbourhood of Egmore in Chennai, India. Started in 1851, it is the second oldest museum in India after the Indian Museum in Kolkata. It is particularly rich in archaeological and numismatic collections. It has the largest collection of Roman antiquities outside Europe. Among them, the colossal Museum Theatre is one of the most impressive. The National Art Gallery is also present in the museum premises. Built in Indo-Saracenic style, it houses rare works of artists like Raja Ravi Varma.
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