From Chola bronzes to vintage Cadillacs: Six Chennai museums worth revisiting
Chennai is home to several museums that showcase its rich history, from colonial times to the Chola era. On International Museum Day, the city’s museums remained low-key, yet they offer a fascinating glimpse into the past. Visitors can explore diverse collections, including Chola bronzes and vintage locomotives, making a museum trail a worthwhile summer activity.
- ▪Chennai's museums cover about four centuries of the city's life.
- ▪The Fort St George Museum features Raj-era coins and Persian manuscripts.
- ▪The Government Museum in Egmore houses one of the finest collections of Chola bronzes in the world.
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Chennai is not a city that makes a fuss about its museums. Take it from the Fort St George museum where the Tamil Nadu Secretatiat stands. On International Museum Day (May 18), there were no banners of celebration or queues snaking around the entrance on the weekend.What there is, however, is a collection of institutions: some ancient, some obscure, one tucked inside a working film studio, that together cover about four centuries of the city’s life. The museum becomes a time-warp, allowing children and adults alike to take a look at the history of colonial administration, Chola-era bronzes, vintage locomotives, the mechanics of law enforcement, the cars of Tamil cinema royalty, and the domestic architecture of four southern states.This list is not new but is a reminder of why you should…
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