Government Museum, Erode

The Government Museum, Erode is an archaeological museum located in the city of Erode, Tamil Nadu. It is located inside the VOC Park campus, 200 meters to the north of Erode Central Bus Terminus and 3 km from Erode Junction.

Government Museum, Erode

Established	1987; 38 years ago (1987)
Location	VOC Park, Erode, Tamil Nadu.
Coordinates	11.3517°N 77.7191°E / 11.3517; 77.7191
Type	Archaeological Museum
Accreditation	Ministry of Culture (India)
Collections	1500
Director	Principal Secretary & Commissioner of Museums[1]
Owner	Government of Tamil Nadu
Public transit access	Central Bus Terminus

Exhibits

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.^[2]