Government
State Museum, Madras : The Government State Museum in Madras
is best known for two important collections: sculpture from Amaravati and its
Bronze Gallery.
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Fort St. George Museum, Madras : Fort St.George was
established by the East India Company some 350 years ago and was the centre
of British influence in India until the Company moved its headquarters to
Calcutta. Within the Fort, St. Mary's Church is one of its oldest
structures.
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museum, Madurai : The various sections in the museum
deal with archaeology, anthropology, zoology, numismatology, botany and
geology. The museum has a fine collection of bronzes which are not allowed
to be photographed.
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Museum, Madurai : The museum at the Sri Meenakshi
Temple complex has on display bronze images and icons, musical instruments,
lamps, jewellery and other art objects. Also on view are paintings and wood
carvings.
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Art Gallery :The former palace of the Nayaks of
Thanjavur, once viceroys of the Vijayanagara rulers and later hereditary
rulers, is a wonderful and extravagant piece of architecture, built in 1600.
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