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Who Built Chennai museum?
Built in Indo-Saracenic style, it houses rare European and Asian painting of renowned artists, including that of Raja Ravi Varma. It had 0.6 million visitors in 2018….Government Museum, Chennai.
| Museum Theatre, the front façade of the Government Museum, Chennai | |
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| Website | Official site |
Who built Government Museum?
Col. Richard Hieram Sankey
The new museum (the current structure) was planned and built in 1877 by Col. Richard Hieram Sankey, the Chief Engineer of Mysore State at that time.
What is the importance of Chennai museum?
As a rich repository of finest masterpieces of art, archaeology, anthropology, numismatics and much more, the Madras Museum assures to lure one and all. Spread across an area of 16.25 acres of land, the Government Museum is also counted among the largest museums of South Asia.
What was turned into an industrial museum and gifted to the Indian govt?
It houses various scientific experiments and engines, and was inaugurated by the first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, on 14 July 1962….Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum.
| Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum | |
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| Location in the Map of Bangalore | |
| Established | 14 July 1962 |
| Location | Kasturba road, Bangalore, India |
Who has designed the building of Indian Museum?
The construction of the current three-storied building, which was designed by the famous architect W.L. Grandville, was completed in 1875 and the collections were moved from the Asiatic Society Building to the new one.
How many zoos are in Chennai?
There are 5 zoos in Chennai a city just 32 km from Chennai and 2 zoos in Thiruvallur which is 53 km distant.
When was the first announcement of opening of Madras Government Museum?
The notification in the Fort St. George Gazetteer dated 29th April 1851 AD contained the first announcement regarding the opening of the Madras Government Museum… Click here for Jan 2017 programme.
How many specimens are there in the National Museum of India?
With this broad vision in 9th August 1853 AD, the Museum had a total of 19,830 specimens and though only twenty months old could “bear a comparison with the long established Museum of the Bengal Asiatic Society in Calcutta”.
Who was the first officer-in-charge of the Madras Museum?
In 1850 AD, Edward Green Balfour, the first Officer-in-charge of the Museum, Chairman of the Committee of the Madras Literary Society and also the Secretary of the Central Committee of the 1851 AD.