Attractions Of Tiruchirapalli: Government Museum

Government Museum:

Short Overview

"Trichy Palace" by Avionsuresh - Own work. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

The Government Museum, Tiruchirappalli was inaugurated in 1983. The Museum is situated in a historical building (a monument of Nayak rule) called Rani Mangammal Building, objects such as stone sculptures, bronzes, wood carvings, stone inscriptions, palm leaf manuscripts, coins, philatelic materials, paintings are on display.

Long Overview

The government museum of Tiruchirappalli is located in Mangammal Mahal of Tiruchirappalli was inaugurated in the year 1983. The major attractions of the Trichy government museum include splendid carvings of Vardhamana Mahavira, Gautama Buddha, ancient fossils, antique coins, prehistoric tools, agrarian implements and a lot of renowned Tanjore paintings. Collections of the Trichy government museum are well-maintained and a living proof of luxury of foregone history. The Pachaimalai miniature kept at the museum is a masterpiece. All together, a visit to the Trichy government museum is sure to offer a never-before experience for the visitors. The attraction of this museum includes crawling Krishna idol, Goddess Durga, Saint Manickavasagar, Chandra Sekhare and Lord Nataraj. The museum also contains an exclusive section for tribal materials along with a model of Pachaimalai hills. The museum also holds a collection of ancient coins that are not in use now.


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