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Government Museum

Pantheon Road, Chennai (Madras), India
2.0 of 5 stars 16 Reviews
Type: History Museums, Museums
Owner description: This majestic complex comprises six buildings and nearly fifty galleries; the impressive works cross every era and branch of science and art, from... more » Owner description: This majestic complex comprises six buildings and nearly fifty galleries; the impressive works cross every era and branch of science and art, from zoology and anthropology to puppetry, painting and fibre optic sculpture. « less
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Chennai (Madras), India
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6 reviews 6 reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2012

Museum and outside was good. But as usual negligence and poor maitanence. They can really give a face lift for this building and parks can have some play items for children. I like the place but not he way they have maintained it.

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chennai
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 March 2012

It is a very poorly maintained place with no service from the staff who are employed to guide us

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Chennai
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 March 2012

need to restore and clean up there, a shame for India. Everything is broken, lightbulbs never replaced, the worsed museum I have ever been. Very nice bronz statues, but in the wrong display.

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Chennai (Madras), India
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2012

here is a classic case of the misrule in india. the staff at the museum are clearly people that have worked at some influential persons home as cooks or maids before. they have no interest or inclination as to what the museum is for..... the facilities are falling apart. more reasons for me to hang my head in shame as... More

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Mumbai
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Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 January 2012

Try to get there before the tourist buses come in or late evening the Bronzes are superb but the museum accoustics are very bad Most of the exhibits except for the bronzes are pathetic except for the paintings of ravi verma .The museum seems to be under some renovation which look very unplanned

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See 5 more reviews by Mohit_Pawnday for Chennai (Madras)
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 January 2012
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This place is a travesty to the Indian heritage. Beautiful stone sculptures from early centuries, but terrible displays, and awfully managed. They do not get the meaning of ' museum'. My 10 year old was ' manhandled' by a museum keeper, for using a camera, though we had paid for it. Anywhere else in the world, this would be unacceptable.... More

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 November 2011

I love museums so visiting this one was something I looked forward to. Housed in lovely old buildings, with some nice exhibits. Only issue I had was that it looked as if nothing more had been done since the museum was first built - the signs, exhibits, information all seemed to date back to when it first started & nothing... More

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Wilmington, Delaware
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69 reviews 69 reviews
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54 helpful votes 54 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 October 2011
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The museum contained relics from many different periods of culture. However many of the exhibits look as if they were set up in 1950 and not touched since, particularly the natural history displays (birds and animals). My companion enjoyed the stamp exhibit which was modern but small. There were some interesting cannons outside.

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Stuttgart, Germany
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2011
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the worst museum i have eve been to. its a joke they even call themselves museum. tourists beware of this trap. its basically a trashheap with a couple of badly maintained dirty statues in it.everybody stating the contrary has never been to a real museum in the western world or even other parts of asia

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London, United Kingdom
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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2011
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I was a little shocked at the 250 rupee entry cost for foreigners, it's 15 for the locals. The girlfriend decided that we should go in as we'd taken the trouble to get there. The skeletons of various animals were interesting and I found the little dolls in the children's museum amusing. Many buildings/sections were closed, the museum is very... More

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