The first Government-sponsored Museum in the country opened in Chennai in 1851. It is housed in the Pantheon Complex, and it is best known for two important collections:sculptures from Amravati and its famed Bronze gallery. Especially impressive are the Arms gallery, its pre-historic collection,its philatelic collection, its antique jewellery and the musical instruments collection.There are bronze sculpture from the later Pallava,Chola,Hoysala and Chalukya periods.
The museum displays collection of portraits and paintings of former governors of Chennai as well as of English royality. Among the other objects on view are weapons, coins, porcelain and the communion vessels of the church.
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