About Government Museum, Tiruchirappalli in , Tiruchirappalli

The Government Museum, Tiruchirappalli is a heritage centre at Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.It is situated at Rani Mangammal Mahal in Bharathidasansan town, near the super bazaar.The nearest landmark is the famous Rockfort temple.Rani Mangamma Mahal was built by Chokkanatha Nayak, the then ruler of Madurai. It was also known as the Durbar Hall of the Madurai Nayaks when Tiruchirapally was their capital, from 1616 to 1634 and later from 1665 to 1731.The museum contains array of exhibits relating to geology, zoology, paintings, anthropology, epigraphy and history.BackgroundThis museum was established in 1983 by the State Department of Museums at Cantonment after Salem and Madurai, as a principle of government of Tamil Nadu to have museum in every district. It was later moved to Rani Mangammal Darbar Hall (a Monument built during Nayak rule, also known as Kolu Mandapam) during 1997, which is within Town Hall Complex. The museum is maintained by the Public Works Department.ExhibitsThe museum has both indoor and outdoor exhibits of up to 2000 objects. Some of the indoor exhibits include epoch artefacts like megalithic sculptures, carvings, stone age inscriptions, musical instruments, tools, currencies and Chola-era coins, paintings, photographs, rare documents, palm-leaf manuscripts, fossils, tribal life of pachamalai & kohli hills,weapon & cannonballs used by Hyder Ali,Early days snaps from BHEL company, Srirangam temple model,Rockfort temple model and philatelic materials.

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