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| name = Government Museum, Erode<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|11.3517|77.7191|region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| established = {{Start date and age|1987|df=y}}<br />
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| location = [[VOC Park, Erode]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<br />
| type = Archaeological Museum<br />
| accreditation = [[Ministry of Culture (India)]]<br />
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| collections = 1500<br />
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| director = Principal Secretary & Commissioner of Museums<ref name=comm>{{cite web|title=About the Department|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/rti/proactive/inftour/handbook_museums.pdf|work=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|publisher=Department of Museums|accessdate=3 February 2017|pages=4, 5|format=[[PDF]]}}</ref><br />
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| owner = [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| publictransit = [[Erode Central Bus Terminus|Central Bus Terminus]] <br />
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The '''Government Museum, Erode''' is an archaeological museum located in the city of [[Erode]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is located inside the [[VOC Park, Erode|VOC Park]] campus, 200 meters to the north of [[Erode Central Bus Terminus]] and 3&nbsp;km from [[Erode Junction]].<br />
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==Exhibits==<br />
The museum exhibits a range of collections under nine categorizations namely Arts, Archaeology, Anthropology, Numismatics, Philately, Botany, Zoology and Geology. It is one of the prominent places of display for the inscriptions of Kongu Chozha Kingdom. The gallery has extensive collections including hero stones from Bargur, Tanjore paintings, palm-leaf manuscripts and coins. Antiques and urls from [[Kodumanal]] Archaeological excavations and other pre-historic items were also exhibited. Apart from the historical artifacts and handicrafts, several botanical and zoological specimens also find a place in the display.<ref>{{cite news<br />
|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/government-museum-gets-good-response-from-school-students/article5070191.ece|title=Government Museum gets good response from school students|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=29 August 2013}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.chennaimuseum.org/ Official website]<br />
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[[Category:Museums in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Museums established in 1987]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions around Erode]]<br />
[[Category:Archaeological museums in India]]<br />
[[Category:Numismatic museums in India]]<br />
[[Category:State museums in India]]<br />
[[Category:1987 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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