Awesome Museum specially the Bronze art and Stone arts Sections, overall highly must visit place in Chennai once. Time required is 2- 4 hours of time depending on your interest for things, some parts of the Museum are Fully AC now

Awesome place within in Chennai for a days visit..has 6 different sections from sculptures, zoological section, real life size depiction of animals, birds area, Miniature structures, ancient civilisation, antique bronze idols all from 9th century onwards, war weapons were displayed and antique pots, various cultures, excavation items also displayed, have a separate arts gallery having paintings of various artists including Raja Ravi Varma, and few contemporary artists too..each area has a very good illustrative posters to read, they have lot of items from even indus valley civilization ..to my surprise beautifully maintained space by government...if you are not fit enough for a full day walk..please split your visit into 3 different days covering 2 sections each and you can spend enough time at each section and learn something really worthy..you would find manuscripts by Mahakavi Bharathiar too..good parking area and nice ancient structures..it looked like a place outside India...my heartfelt appreciation goes all the workers there..for time being all the shops inside are closed due to covid restrictions..hence plan your food accordingly...Inside the campus you would find Connemara Library and a permanent book fare too..enjoy a day out in Chennai Govt. Museum....

It is so exciting and informative. I must say it is really worth visiting the place. Indian adult can get in the museum with Rs. 15 ticket and the foreigners have to pay Rs. 250. Its really worth visiting for it has rare collections of early century stone works of deities from the south India. Not just that, you will get so much by spending just rupees 15. some galleries were closed for renovation but still it took 2 hours for me to make a fast visit. they have kept the place neat and clean and its really a good experience to make a visit. They dont allow camera or phone to click pics inside. I must say the virtual tour screens/ interactive screens will help in a great way to know more about the things presented there. moreover through QR code scanning you can have audio guide. I recommend this place for all those who are interested in the early history of the south India and also for those who love to have information about other facts too.

A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these items available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary.This is one of them. 🤞

One of the best place to visit in Chennai. This is a huge museum and you would love to spend an entire day 😊. A lot of things to see for all age group. The museum is locate in Egmore and entry fee is ₹15 for adults and ₹10 for kids as on today. Museum open at 9 AM and closes at 5 PM. You need a complete day to see everything. There are different sections for Art, Childrens museum, zoology, botany and many more. Play area for children is also there. Sharing few photos and videos with you. Please share with your friends and families. Thanks!

A killer offer at 15/- per adult. It spans a vast area, and the bulk seemed to be archaeological, which I couldnt focus on, as the purpose was to entertain the kid. But the biological sections were extremely exciting, with the multitude of animal skeletons, stuffings and live motion dinosaur exhibits, which left my kid shivering with fear and excitement.Carry own snacks and water and enjoy the shaded sitting spaces outside as you need anywhere between 1-3 hrs to cover it all depending on how much attention you pay to the exhibits.They frown upon clicking pics/videos inside, but take requests kindly for a few especially with kids. Another thing I noticed was that they seemed to have lots of facilities for the differently abled, in the form of ramps or mechanised rails over stairs in most places.

Never expected that such a wonderful museum exists in our Chennai.. it has a total of 6 buildings (of which 1 was under maintenance) the entry fee is Rs.15 and its open from 9:30-4:30.. has parking facilities and a library. One can spend a minimum of 3hrs here. This Museum is a home to history, geography, science, archeology and arts of our country. Children to elders every one will enjoy a visit here. So if u are bored in lockdown try visiting this place :)

If you want to know about history,then must visit this place!Awesome place❤️

Well maintained, all basic facilities available(Drinking water, resting area, childrens play area, proper rest rooms), no snacks shop inside.All building has wheel chair accessible floors(ramp) and other features for movement.Proper place to know about traditional and to explore. Each parents should take their childrens to this places, they will understand their subjects much more.Ticket counter closing time 4.30pm.

Knowledgeable for Kids as well as for the Adults. Must visit once and spend enough time to observe many things. Neat and clean toilets and thanks to the Staffs.

The buildings that houses the museum all were fantastic and the architecture was fantastic. The art gallery was a boring building but the arts exibited there were fantastic. The works of Raja Ravi Varma was worth it. The museum Theatre was another fantastic building. Very very beautiful . The architect combined the British and Indian architecture. The Bronze collection is one of the best in the world. No were can one see more than 1000 pieces housed under one roof. Truly an amazing collection but saying all this the museum truly needs a big and huge renovation. The biological areas and exhibits needs repairs. Some works on the animals were pedestrian and dusty. This Museum needs BIG TIME REPAIRS !!!!!

Very serene amidst the hustle of the city. I would suggest to put a map of the museum at the entrance for better navigation. Otherwise, the place is super

You can learn lots by visiting here , educational place.

The google map location is not accurate but yes the turning shows the edge of museum, so just dont take any turns keep moving straight.Now come to museum, its really a worth to visit, the art gallery exhibits epic paintings done by Ravi VarmaI was not able to visit all the areas, but will plan to visit again. Here are some photos.....

So nice place to enjoy with family and kids as well as informative. Must visit if you are in Chennai and need sufficient time to cover all the part of musium.

Popularly known as Setha College because of its dead specimens and skeletonsNice place to spend your day or halfEntry fee is about 25rs for adultsBronze gallery was lit and highly recommendedOnly problem is we couldnt get anything to eat because there was no canteen or shops

Amazing place suitable for half day plan 3 hours enough to complete all. Government need to allocate money for this museum. Staffs Well maintaining, but government need to allocate money to roof repair ,etc. Thousands of statues are here.

So many interesting things to see.. Best place for history lovers..Ticket price is 20.. closing time is 5pm.. Bring your kids to these kind of places ..

Interesting place to visit with kids.You will need at least 2-3 hours as there are lot of interesting things here in the museum

Chennai Egmore Government MuseumSuch a Excellent place to visitSuch a beautiful place to get knowledge about sculpture of Indian Art and culture😍 If u visit it takes almost 4-5 hours to visit entire museum..

We cant cover the he entire museum in 1 day atleast we need 3 days because each and every detail is important in that museum so no chance to skip the monuments. I really love that place ✨

The Best place to haunt for all humans, by his/her life decoded with perseverance of nature,books,geeks,music,fun,arts&play.Way to go as survivors.

Wonder full view of heritage creatures. Park.museum. Enjoy both fun and knowledge.

You can spend half of the day here and Friday is holiday

Government Museum - ChennaiThis majestic complex comprises six buildings and nearly fifty galleries; the impressive works cross every era and branch of science and art, from zoology and anthropology to puppetry, painting and fibre optic ..The building is magnificent and so is the bronze collection. I spend a couple of hours just at the bornzw sculpture section. Very good place to spend a couple of hours

Place is good but not enough fans for people who comes to visit this place. It was hot and humid. I had gone with my parents and kid. Play ground is not maintained well. Do good drinking water available. No canteen inside. Could not enjoy this place because of basic requirements not present.

Must see place for those who are interested in old items. Totally 6 buildings to see. Each building is for different sections. I seen two buildings which includes old centuries god statues and other building contains zoological, botany, sculptures etc...which is biggest section to see. Due to time limitation I couldnt able to visit other buildings which contains paintings, war items as I heard. Timing will be 9:30AM to 5 PM only. It will take definitely one complete day to see all this if you are interested. All parents should make children to visit. Ticket for adult is rs.15. overall very good place and maintained also very good.I couldnt post many photos since it is not allowed officially to take photos inside the museum. But you can enquiry for the separate cameras to take inside with separate ticket.

Nice place. Very educational.Excellent place for student with science interest.Will take half day to complete the tour inside.Worth it.. 👍🏻

Last visit 2018Many visitors come this museumPreserve lots of Indian cultureI have lots of photos but not upload.

I was surprised by the 250 rupee admission fee for tourists, which is just 15 rupees for locals. We could go in because wed been through the hassle of getting there, according to the girlfriend. The skeletons of assorted species were fascinating, and the little dolls in the childrens museum were funny.Many buildings/sections were closed, the museum is filthy, and the exhibits are a random assortment of objects with little to no description. If youre stuck in Chennai and dont mind spending money, go ahead and try it out. Dont bother whether youre backpacking or looking for a good museum. We have also received food poisoning from the restaurant across the street from the museum.

This place is open from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm just check if it is closed for the day before you get there. This is good lush green area amidst the hard Chennai traffic area. There are about 6 different locations in the museum varying from zoology specimens , statues made of rock and stones , coins , contemporary painting and all sorts.If youre serious historical buff then its just the place.Indian adults -Rs 15Foreigners -Rs 250

While Ive been a resident of Chennai for years, Ive never visited this place, till I moved abroadThere is enough parking and a photography permit can be obtained at the entrance to snap some pictures of historical sculptures in the reservesThe place is loosely crowded even on a weekend, with school kids and teachers mostly on a tourI downloaded the app in the museum which allowed for some narration while I walked through

It was very old but still well maintained, so neat and so systemically run by the government of Tamil Nadu, You could see the Art works the painting of famous eminent Personalities.Of course as of now some maintenance work is going on. So wait for few days then you can see full coverage of the entire museum.In one block shocking I was human skulls, they were once solider the armed people who lost their lives in battle field. Many old warriors dress and their tools to fight.Ancient sculpture and letters written on iron plates by British ers. In front you can see dinosaur models . Kids like those pics. And out side animals shapes figures and neat and greenery park like places.

Stone & Bronze gallery is riched with iconic Hindu & Buddhist Gods. Well documented and information are also provided in digital medium.

A beautiful place to hanging around...., such a nice and calm environment in the middle of the city.....!! Suitable for any aged people, specially for children’s....!!

Recommended to families and childsMaintained well

Connemara library is a awesome place for silence and wisdom. Museum is so good to watch that gives supriseful moment.It has the richest collections of bronze idols, 500 of them dating to 1000 BCE, in Asia. It houses rare European and Asian painting of renowned artists, including that of Raja Ravi Varma

Beautiful place, I spent almost 3 hours taking in all

Ya , its very best place to visit and learn some things litte bit... And aslo its helpful for childrens to enjoy and explore some thing different. So , visit once with your childrens.

Very useful and technology improvement source of museum pls visit and our family

Good experience. Beautiful artefacts. You can get good pictures from outside.

Hardly recognise that place! Become way too advanced. Display of Numismatics gallery is in international standards

15 rupees ticket per head for 6 buildings.Ticket remains valid till 5pm, you can come out to have lunch and return to continue your exploration. Building 2 and 3 are my fav💫.Happy exploring ✨

Nice place to visit. The Government Museum or Madras Museum is a museum of human history and culture located in the Government Museum Complex 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 and is the tenth oldest Museum in the World. 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.[1]The National Art Gallery is also present in the museum premises. Built in Indo-Saracenic style, it houses rare European and Asian painting of renowned artists, including that of Raja Ravi Varma.[2][3] It is the third largest museum in the world, and with 0.6 million visitors in 2018. It has the richest collections of bronze idols, 500 of them dating to 1000 BC, in Asia.[4]In August 1778, the governor of Madras granted 43 acres for an estate to a civil servant, who, subsequently in 1793, assigned the grounds to a committee of 24 which then regulated the public amusements in the city. In 1821, the committee sold the main house and central garden space to E. S. Moorat, an Armenian merchant who, in turn, sold it back to the government in 1830. The government first used the buildings and the grounds as the collectors Cutcherry and later for the Central Museum.[5] The museum was originally established in a building on College Road in Nungambakkam in the year 1851 and was shifted to the present site in 1854.

Wheelchair accessible museum.I find it Worth give it visit as they have good maintained.

Definitely a place for historical buff. Install the required apps before hand to get a more immersive experience. Zoology section is must visit. Take necessary food as canteen is insufficient.

Superb for history and painting lovers

Very interesting place in chennai many more old collection of hear..All people come and visit you enjoyed...

A Place to learn and understand the History of Tamilnadu.. Definitely Worth a Visit.

Great colonial architecture..more than 150 years old...well preserved...u need atleast 5 hours to see the entire museum..lot of artifacts on various subjects from war hiatory to indis and Harappa civilization to south indian history

Wonderful place to visit.. its worth the time.. and people who love to visit museum would never mind spending a day to see things inside here.. loved it.

Amazing place to have a glance over the prehistoric items places for public to have a watch. Includes Bronze Age, Iron Age artefacts and sculptures. Also having statues of different deities. Provides a good knowledge on different civilisations around the world and showcasing the weapons used by people from Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age till the modern weapons by East India Company and the weapons and cannons used by Indian Kings. Also includes scripts and literature works of the great South Indian kingdoms - Cheras, Cholas, Pallavas, Pandyas, Bahmani and Vijayanagar empires. A good amount of knowledge on different animals, birds and reptiles of the prehistoric and modern era.

Very good museum. Their bronch gallery is excellent with rare artifacts and idols. Photography not allowed inside without permission.

One of its kind! The museum hosts a variety of things ranging from geology, ancient architecture, ethnology, anthropology and many more. Worth visiting.. you will need one full day to do justice to the place, the way everything thing has been put together..

Very good place to visit at a very affordable price but you have to have whole day to experience it completely.

Very well maintained museum. Staff is very hospitable and helpful.

I went with me family on a Sunday afternoon and was worried about the parking on my way to the museum. However I found to my surprise a well maintained parking lot for both four wheelers and two wheelers and there was enough place to park to my car. Around 30-40 cars could be parked. No need to worry about parking unless it is very busy.Was greeted with a very calm and full of lush green trees campus amidst a busy outside. We felt very relaxed going around the campus as the weather was nice as it rained early morning and kept the place cool.If you are going to the Connemara library you are asked to make an entry in a register. However I wanted to see the big Connemara block which I saw in You Tube or in news and I could not find it. I felt lost may be I should have enquired with other visitors.Then we liked the Childrens museum which had state-wise exhibit of terrain and clothed dolls. My kids loved it and we too. There was an audio visual treat as well near the entrance. Interestingly in first floor we saw an old IBM computer which if I am not wrong had an external switch for Fonts. On the back side there is a Childrens open play area. I found a tree with Peoples President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalams photo on it. I could not find out why photo was there however I told my kids and as they already knew Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalams love for nature and trees and said may be it is in his memory or he planted this tree when he came here (am not sure of the history behind this tree however this was the piece of history i shared to my kids).We then went to the Museum which is on the left of Victoria Memorial Hall. At the entrance the Security posted there asked for entrance tickets which unfortunately I did not notice it is being sold in a different block unlike the same block in which the exhibits were there. When I was about to go out to get the tickets he was really kind enough to say, Sir please take a visit and then when you go out take a ticket from the pink building. We felt very happy with his gesture and saw life size oil paintings of former Governors of St. Fort George and also Raja Ravi Vermas paintings. Then we finished the museum visit and took tickets from the pink building which is near the entrance to let my kids know though the security will not see (ticket counter was 2-3 buildings away from Museum) whether we took the tickets or not however we should have integrity and got the tickets on our way out. May be some directions at the front would have helped in buying the tickets first.Then there were three to four more buildings which we could not complete visiting as kids felt thirsty and little tired. So we decided to save the rest for our next trip...Next time I want to visit the big hall of Connemara library, rest of the attractions and also the Poombuhar shop at the entrance. This is one of our memorable trips in Chennai.A must visit place and thanks to Government and authorities for maintaining it.Note: Museum entry timing is 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Holidays Friday & National Holidays. Restrooms as well available. I did not know make note of Connemara library timing.

In August 1778, the governor of Madras granted 43 acres for an estate to a civil servant, who, subsequently in 1793, assigned the grounds to a committee of 24 which then regulated the public amusements in the city. In 1821, the committee sold the main house and central garden space to E. S. Moorat, an Armenian merchant who, in turn, sold it back to the government in 1830. The government first used the buildings and the grounds as the collectors Cutcherry and later for the Central Museum.The museum was originally established in a building on College Road in Nungambakkam in the year 1851 and was shifted to the present site in 1854.Many additions to the original building were constructed between 1864 and 1890. The core of the old museum building includes the only surviving remnants of the Pantheon, identified from the broad steps leading into it when viewed from the north. Amongst the additions is the Connemara Public Library, built with stained glass windows, ornate woodwork and elaborate stucco decorations, formally opened in 1896 and named after its progenitor. The building was built by Namberumal Chetty and was designed by Henry Irwin, with the interiors resembling those of Bank of Madras (SBI). The design included a huge reading room with a wooden ceiling between two curved rows of stained glass, supported by ornate pillars and arches embellished with sculpted acanthus leaves. It was supplemented with teakwood furniture, marbled floor, and decorative windows. All of these were restored in 2004–2007. The building now houses the Old Collection (pre-1930), which is used for reference purpose only.Gallery inside the museumBoth the museum and the library benefited greatly from the effects of the Madras Literary Society, the Oriental Manuscripts Library and the Records Office. The museum houses a 19th-century theatre, with the pit meant for those who can afford more and seating for the rest of the audience in tiered-seats arranged in a semi-circle around the pit. Restoration to mark the 150th anniversary of the museum replaced 25 fans with air-conditioning.The museums collections had its origin from a gift of a collection of 1,100 geological specimens by the Madras Literary Society to the Government in 1851. The museum, the first government-sponsored one in the country, opened the same year on the first floor of the College of Fort St. George, adjacent to the Literary Society in Nungambakkam, with an exhibit of nearly 20,000 freely gifted specimens ranging from rocks to books. These gifts were in response to a public invitation that did not have a cut-off date. When the mounting collection of geological specimens threatened the stability of this first floor, the museums first officer-in-charge, Surgeon Edward Balfour, who was then president of the Literary Society and serving the museum in an honorary capacity, suggested moving to a new building, which was materialised in 1854 with the move to the Pantheon. A library and a reading room were provided for the public in 1859. In 1864, an upper storey was added to the Pantheon in sympathetic style, giving the museum more elbow room. The library got a new block, now known as the centenary exhibition hall of the museum after restoration, in the northwest corner of the Pantheon in 1876, with a lecture hall. By 1896, there had been built new buildings for the museum (where the anthropological and arms galleries are presently located), the Connemara Library and the museum theatre.The museum grounds also housed the first zoo of Madras in 1855, which was also established by Balfour. A year later, it had over 300 animals, including mammals, birds and reptiles. The zoo was later made a separate institution and was shifted to the Peoples Park in 1863 where it remained, not growing very much, till it was moved to its present location at Vandalur in 1985.An official website for the museum was launched on 25 October 2001 after the government sanctioned ₹ 0.5 million in 2000–2001.

Its large musuem, it consists 6 blocks each block displays different collections. Outside of musuem is greenary ♻️ and its also very clean. Ticket price is also very low.

Must visit place to know our culture and importance of our civilization. Please take kids there and let them Learn our culture. Well maintained and beautiful place.

Nice place, you will come to know lot of unknown things about history.

The most amazing museum in Tamilnadu..Here to saw a existing animals in world.

The Government Museum or Madras Museum is a museum of human history and culture located in the Government Museum Complex 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 and is the tenth oldest Museum in the World. 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 European and Asian painting of renowned artists, including that of Raja Ravi Varma. It is the third largest museum in the world, and with 0.6 million visitors in 2018. It has the richest collections of bronze idols, 500 of them dating to 1000 BC, in Asia.The museum is located in what is known as the Pantheon complex, or public assembly rooms. It is located in the Government Museum Complex on Pantheon Road in Egmore. The road on which the museum is located too takes its name from the complex. The Government Museum Complex also houses the Connemara Public Library and the National Art Gallery.In August 1778, the governor of Madras granted 43 acres for an estate to a civil servant, who, subsequently in 1793, assigned the grounds to a committee of 24 which then regulated the public amusements in the city. In 1821, the committee sold the main house and central garden space to E. S. Moorat, an Armenian merchant who, in turn, sold it back to the government in 1830. The government first used the buildings and the grounds as the collectors Cutcherry and later for the Central Museum. The museum was originally established in a building on College Road in Nungambakkam in the year 1851 and was shifted to the present site in 1854.Many additions to the original building were constructed between 1864 and 1890. The core of the old museum building includes the only surviving remnants of the Pantheon, identified from the broad steps leading into it when viewed from the north. Amongst the additions is the Connemara Public Library, built with stained glass windows, ornate woodwork and elaborate stucco decorations, formally opened in 1896 and named after its progenitor. The building was built by Namberumal Chetty and was designed by Henry Irwin, with the interiors resembling those of Bank of Madras (SBI). The design included a huge reading room with a wooden ceiling between two curved rows of stained glass, supported by ornate pillars and arches embellished with sculpted acanthus leaves. It was supplemented with teakwood furniture, marbled floor, and decorative windows. All of these were restored in 2004–2007. The building now houses the Old Collection (pre-1930), which is used for reference purpose only.

Great museum in chennai .super place to visit your family .I spend here 3 hours.Must visited place at least once

Excellent. After seeing that we went to olden period. Really amazing.

Nice place. Many Old sculptures and other statue can see there.

Stores our history as well as our evolution. Take a good time off as it takes around 6hrs to fully go through it.

Take your time at this place .. there are many things to look at ... I enjoyed

It is the largest museum in indiaI have never seen this type of big museum.Actually it was divided into 6 Blocks.One is for sculpture ,One is for war tools,One is for animals & birdsOne is for indian traditions,One is for children,One is for ravi varma paintings.At now some re-construction work is going on.It took one day for cover above the all 6 blocksAnd my is animal & birdsEspecially..,Elephant 🐘 and dinosaur..Skeleton are also Displayed here.Timmings : 9:30AM To 5:00PMFriday is HolidayEntry ticket for indians :15Rs/-Entry ticket for foreigners :250/-And also locker facility is available in ticket counter for Free.You can keep here your bags.. Etccamera 📷 not allowed to this museum.Infact there is no legal permission to took photos also with the phone .

They are not accepting cash.only by card payments for a trans of 15/-...All of items is most precious of its kind and knowledge..its one place to go

Well maintained and an awesome place to visit in chennai. Its a place of history, art, science, general museum along with knowledge(library), architecture(buildings), nature(parks within its trees and birds) at its best.😀

This is the place where you can know the history and culture of INDIA. Just by feeling the things around you🤘. There you need to buy a ticket at the entrance costs rupees 25 and totally 6-7 buildings with different different categories.I just visited alone to live the experience💯

Good place for childrens..inside no canteen facilities. approximately 3 to4 hours spent this place..neat and clean 👌

Visited here solo to take in more of Indian and Tamil life. The museum is made up of a number of buildings each with their own unique galleries. The cost for foreigners is 250 (Indians is just 15). I understand a tourist tax but the multiple is huge! The good first - bronze exhibits, stone sculptures and contemporary arts were gorgeous. Whilst pretty much everything else was terrible. The natural history exhibits were very old and not really well looked after, whilst the childrens museum is pretty laughable (see picture of Indian costumes) It is a good way to spend some time in Chennai, I was just expecting more. The Government Museum or Madras Museum is a museum of human history and culture located in the Government Museum Complex 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 and is the tenth oldest Museum in the World.

The museum and its surrounding areas are huge and will take up a considerable able of time to cover completely.The facilities are clean and well maintained. There are currently in the process of renovating the place and the parts that are completed look real good.The exhibits are nice and interesting to watch and cover history, culture and science.There are no official markings or route guidelines to take. So you are on your own to find you way around and you have chances of missing exhibits. This is one place they can improve.Worth a visit.

Ideal place for students.. Intrested in science, geography and history

The museum is built in Indo - Saracenic style. It has a very good collection of Art and is rich in archaeological and numismatic collections.It is a must visit place and should spend atleast couplenof hours and not miss any of its collections.

Its a must visit place of Chennai. This meuseum contains history and it date backs to many decades.

Absolutely loved the place. Centre of great learning.

Wonderful place for a day to spend with your kids. If you are a history fanatic, you you really love this place... located at the city very economical and informative place to visit....

Nice palce to visit lots of informative things...

If you are a history lover then a must visit. All type of artifacts and old statues which were found are there. Free cloak room is also available.

Established in 1851, Government Museum of Chennai is popular as the Madras Museum. Factually being the second oldest museum of India (after Kolkata’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.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:Main building, where you will find artifacts and sculptures from the past, animal galleries, botany galleries and philately gallery. Front building has a very interesting puppet gallery and galleries preserving the folk art and music.

Worth visiting especially for the fossils of animals. But its quite huge and tiring to cover all of it.

One of the best place for gain your knowledge.The Government Museum or Madras Museum is a museum of human history and culture located in the Government Museum Complex 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 and is the tenth oldest Museum in the World. 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 European and Asian painting of renowned artists, including that of Raja Ravi Varma.It is the third largest museum in the world, and with 0.6 million visitors in 2018. It has the richest collections of bronze idols, 500 of them dating to 1000 BC, in Asia.

Good maintenance...

For a history buff, the place would be very interesting. Even if you are not into it, seeing centuries old sculptures/replicas and the history behind them is awe-inspiring. It also has an art gallery with a few good works and reptile, bird museum for kids. The arms and weapons gallery is also really good.Public library also has a large variety of books in different genres and subjects.

Nice place to spend time. Not very well maintained. Will take more than one day to see n understand.

Great museumVery old!!Must visit

The museum is very vast. It can take a good 4-6 hours to visit all the compartments. Artefacts vary from Indus Valley Civilization era earthen pots to whale skeletons. It is the ideal place to visit if you are interested in anthropology. Although, the maintenance could be much better than what it is presently.

Really interesting place with affordable price tickets for everyone.

Museum is good. We cant use smartphones inside this museum but there are QR codes close to each things .. how do we scan this??

The best and first museumEntry fee is cheap 15rs.If you are planning to go here, just go morning 10 AM.You have lots of things to see thereYou dont have enough time to visit and your legs will be in pain sure.The list of things you must watch :1) Childer museum*Cultures and history*Science and technology*Geography*Some practical experiment2) statue collection*Nadarajar statues* All goddess statues*Old ornaments*Human sculls3) archeological items4) British weapon and5)ancient Indian weapon6) living culture of India7) traditional dress and living8) carpentry works9) zoological items*Snake*Fishes shark whale all* Reptile*Animals*Birds*CoralsEtc.....

Good place to spend time, you can start to visit it from the morning that is the best time to cover this museum, half day can be spend plesentfully.

A fantastic place to visit to gain knowledge.

There are total 6 galleries including an art gallery, anthropology gallery, bronze gallery, childrens gallery and the best of all gallery no. 1. Lots of remnants and skull of animals can be seen. Really interesting and intriguing. Closing time is 5pm. 2-3 hours can be easily spent here.

A good place to visit..I didnt expect it to be so good and I was able to gain lots of information.

Wonderful place to acquire knowledge. Self and my friend JP had some time to spend at Chennai before catching our train and it was his idea that we visit the museum and see part of it.Time well spent. The artefacts are superb and collected painstakingly.

This museum is awesome. Its full of antique pieces of art, old weapons of the British empire and stone age. There r dinosaur and large birds models and skeletons, invertebrates, plant for ecology and various animals in the ecological section. There r contemporary pieces of art and other displays in kids section including a science playground.

Amazing and a huge place to spend time with family and also good for school educational trips. Loved the Art Gallary and Science Museum. The bronze museum had some beautiful collection of statues. Huge collection of animal and bird taxidermy preserves.The museum also encloses one of Indias 4 huge libraries that get one copy of all the publications ever printed in the region.A must visit place in Chennai.