An Amazing Repository Of Artefacts In Crying Need Of Better Upkeep

Debris clutters the sprawling campus of Egmore Museum and dust is all pervasive, taking away from the appeal of one of the city’s treasures.

- T.K. Rohit

The Egmore Museum, on every tourist’s to-do list, saw a 10% rise in footfalls in the past year. Concerted efforts by the government to arrange tours of the museum for school children, and a large and stunning collections of artefacts, have made the museum, one of the oldest in the country, a place that must be visited.

Over the years, the museum has made a number of positive changes, with a variety of items on display, and a better viewing ambience inside. “The grandeur and elegance of the icons they have are outstanding,” said Vikram Raghavan, who works with the World Bank in Washington and visited the museum recently.

Treasure trove

Kishore Mahadevan, a heritage enthusiast and volunteer at the Tamil Heritage Trust, said the Egmore Museum displays every kind of artefact dating back centuries. “That kind of collection under a single roof is amazing,” he added.