Museums and galleries in Chennai embody the tradition and culture of the city.
The major museums and art galleries in Chennai are Government Museum,
Tamilnadu Science and Technology Centre, Birla Planetarium and National Art Gallery.
Features of Museums and Art Galleries in Chennai:
- The museums enclose galleries of Archaeology, Anthropology, Art, Numismatics,
Botany, Zoology, Geology, Children's Museum and Chemical Conservation.
- The archaeology section provides exquisite collections of sculptures, architectural
pieces and bronze figures.
- The other exhibits in the museums are Hindu Sculptures, Buddhist Sculptures,
Jain Sculptures, Hero Stones, Memorial Stones and Sati Stone, Inscriptions,
Hindu, Buddhist and Jain bronzes, Industrial Art and Copper Plate Grants.
- The pre-historic antiquities are displayed in the anthropology gallery. The
anthropology gallery features Musical Instruments, Ethnology, Physical Anthropology,
Arms, Folk Arts and Indus Valley Materials.
- The numismatics gallery in the museums delves into some facts of ancient history.
- The numismatics gallery showcases ancient coins, medals and stamps.
Botany galleries have sections on Systematic Botany and Economic Botany.
- The zoological galleries exhibit spectacular and outstanding displays. The zoological
galleries enclose Foreign Animals Gallery, Flight in Animals Gallery, General
Zoology Gallery, Reptile Gallery, Bird Gallery, Mammal Gallery, Coral Gallery,
Invertebrate Gallery, Fish Gallery and Amphibian Gallery.
- Chennai is also dotted by several art galleries. The art galleries have an exquisite
collection of traditional and modern paintings and sculptures. The traditional
paintings of Tanjore, Rajput, Moghul, Kangra, Deccani schools and modern paintings
in Oil, Tempera, Water Colour, Graphics and Acrylic mediums are the special
features.
- The art galleries also feature Indian Traditional Paintings, Indian Miniature
Paintings, Tanjore Paintings, British Portraits, Contemporary Indian Paintings,
Ravi varma Paintings, Modern Paintings and Modern Sculptures.
- Art camps are arranged t provide a platform for the artists to interact.
- The art galleries provide an opportunity to the artists to exhibit their works
at international shows.
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