Which idol is preserved in Chennai museum?

A 600-year-old Lord Nataraj idol, which was stolen along with three other idols from a temple in Tirunelveli 36 years ago, has been traced to a museum in Australia by the idol wing sleuths. Chennai: The 2.5-foot tall panchaloha was sold to the museum for Rs 30 crore, said the idol wing sleuths.

What is its significance of Madras Museum?

Factually being the second oldest museum of India (after Kolkata’s Indian Museum), this museum is a treasure in itself! As a rich repository of finest masterpieces of art, archaeology, anthropology, numismatics and much more, the Madras Museum assures to lure one and all.

What is there in Chennai museum?

The objects displayed in the museum cover a variety of artifacts and objects covering diverse fields including archeology, numismatics, zoology, natural history, sculptures, palm-leaf manuscripts, and Amravati paintings.

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. The museum was popularly known as the tamasha house (entertainment house).

Which two statues are preserved in a museum at Chennai?

Sculpture of Vishnu in bronze from the Chola period. Sculpture of Bhadrakali in bronze from the 14th century CE. Sculpture of Dakshinamurthi from the Chola period, 12th century CE.

Which two statues are preserved at a museum in Chennai?

Who built Egmore Museum?

Founded by Scottish surgeon Edward Balfour, an ardent Orientalist, who pioneered forest conservation and public health in India, the complex saw buildings being constantly raised till the early 19th Century.

What is the other name of Chennai?

Madras
Chennai was previously called Madras. Madras was the shortened name of the fishing village Madraspatnam, where the British East India Company built a fort and factory (trading post) in 1639–40. Tamil Nadu officially changed the name of the city to Chennai in 1996.

Which is the largest museum of India?

History Of The Museum Founded in 1814 at the cradle of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (at the present building of the Asiatic Society, 1 Park Street, Kolkata), Indian Museum is the earliest and the largest multipurpose Museum not only in the Indian subcontinent but also in the Asia-Pacific region of the world.