Description:
The Government museum of Chennai is a grand repository of ancient historical treasures. It is the first government-sponsored museum in the country opened in Chennai in 1851.The building originally belonged to a group of eminent British citizens, known as the "Pantheon committee", in charge of improving the social life of the British in Madras. It houses some of the most treasured objects of the ancient Dravidian culture. this vast complex also houses the The National Art gallery along with the
Gallery of Contemporary Arts and Children's Museum.
