About Pondicherry Museum
Pondicherry Museum shows the glorious past of Pondicherry, from pre-Christian era to present times. It provides a glimpse of Indo-Roman trade relation through Arikamedu finds the effulgence of art and culture during the Pallava, Chola and Vijaynagar empires along with three hundred yearlong Franco-Indian cultural effusions.
This museum houses sculptures, arms and weapons, burial urns, glass beads excavated from the surrounding areas. Museum also has exhibits from French period such as furniture, mirrors, lamps, paintings, porcelain, crockery and cutlery.
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Places to Visit near Pondicherry Museum
Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu
0 km from Pondicherry Museum - See map
Sriperumbudur a town in Kancheepuram District is the birthplace of Saint Ramanuja has a Vigraha i.e. idol made of the five metals installed in a...
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Shri Aurobindo Ashram, Tamil Nadu
0.4 km from Pondicherry Museum - See map
Pondicherry is an important destination for spiritual seekers as well as tourists. Shri Aurobindo Ashram is other major attraction in Pondicherry,...
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Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry, Pondicherry
0.6 km from Pondicherry Museum - See map
Churches of Pondicherry/ Puducherry are well known for its oriental and colonial architecture. Immaculate Conception Cathedral is also known as...
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Promenade, Pondicherry, Pondicherry
0.9 km from Pondicherry Museum - See map
Promenade Beach or Pondicherry Beach is the popular stretch of oceanfront in Puducherry. It’s a 1.5 kilometre long rocky stretch which starts...
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Sacred Heart Church, Pondicherry, Pondicherry
1.7 km from Pondicherry Museum - See map
Sacred Heart Church or Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was built by the French in the 1700′s in a breathtaking Gothic architecture with...
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Botanical Garden, Pondicherry, Pondicherry
2 km from Pondicherry Museum - See map
Sprawling over 22 acres area in the center of the city, the Botanical Gardens offer a cool retreat from the oppressing heat and humidity of...
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Serenity Beach, Pondicherry, Pondicherry
5.1 km from Pondicherry Museum - See map
Serenity Beach is named after a restaurant by same name. It is a fishing beach so you will find lot of local fishermen here and their boats. Beach...
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Auroville Beach, Pondicherry
7.2 km from Pondicherry Museum - See map
The Auroville Beach is located right off the ECR (East Coast Road), opposite the road leading to Auroville but not easily accessible. Located...
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Chunnambar Boat House, Pondicherry
8.5 km from Pondicherry Museum - See map
Chunnambar Boat House & Water Sports Centre located 8 km from the city of Pondicherry and along the Cuddalore Main Road, is an amazing tourist...
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Arikamedu, Pondicherry
9.5 km from Pondicherry Museum - See map
Arikamedu, the ancient Roman trade center and now an archaeological site is located 7 KMs from Pondicherry on the bank of Ariyankuppam River....
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Veerampattinam Beach, Pondicherry
11.1 km from Pondicherry Museum - See map
Veerampattinam Beach lies in the coastal village by same name and is about 7 KMs from city center of Pondicherry. The beach is beautiful and has...
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Auroville, Tamil Nadu
12.1 km from Pondicherry Museum - See map
An interesting and philosophical outlook towards universal living and progressive values, Auroville is an experimental township founded in 1968 by...
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