GOVERNMENT MUSEUM, COIMBATORE

Address:

Curator,
Government Museum,
Kaleeswarar Nagar, Kattur,
Coimbatore 641 009.

The Museum was established in 1990. The collection include objects of Archaeology, Anthropology, Numismatics, Art, Pre-history, Geology, Botany and Zoology. Of these the following exhibits merit special mention due to their rarity and uniqueness:

Mesolithic stone tools, calcimined bone remains of both animals, human beings acquired through scientific field exploration from Vannathankarai site near Thakkalur - Kamanayakkanpalayam via Avinashi.

Woodcarvings (18th Century AD.), acquired from the Avinashilingeshwarar temple cars as gift from the temple authorities concerned.

Bronze icons of Navaneetha Krishna (13th Century AD.); Hanuman with Vishnu features (18th Century AD.) and Chandrasekhara with folk elements (19th Contrary AD.) acquired through theTreasure-trove Act of 1878.

Stone sculptures of a mother goddess seated on a cattle (18th Century AD.), a hero fighting with a panther / tiger by means of a muzzle loaded gun (16th Century AD.) and Daksha (wih ram head) worshipping Vishwarupa Veerabhadra (13th Century AD.), acquired as a treasure-trove find, scientific exploration and gifting respectively.

Inscribed stone slabs containing the details of commercial guild of Veerarajendra Chola period, acquired through scientific field exploration find place in this Museum.

Tribal artifacts of Irula, Kadar, Malagar and Muduvar acquired through both scientifc field exploration and gifting.