Established in 1990, Coimbatore Government Museum is located at VOC Park
Road. The collection in the museum includes specimen related to art, archeology,
anthropology, numismatics, botany, zoology and geology. The museum has
been divided into 5 sections which houses a large collection of artifacts
such as Mesolithic stone tools, calcimined bone remains of animals and
humans, wood carvings of 18th century, bronze icons, stone sculptures,
inscribed stone slabs and tribal artifacts. A separate section for old
rocks, minerals and wood fossils and tribal medicinal plants is also maintained
here.
The museum is opened to public on all days from 9.30a.m to 5.00pm except
Fridays, second Saturdays and public holidays.
Contact Address:
Government Museum,
Kaleeswarar Nagar, Kattur, Coimbatore - 641009 |