The Government Museum, Chennai, or the Madras Museum, is a museum of human history and culture located in the Government Museum Complex in the neighbourhood of Egmore in Chennai, India. Started in 1851, it is the second oldest museum in India after the Indian Museum in Kolkata.

It’s in very bad state. The museum needs renovation

Cool and free museum. Good selection of artifacts for its size. Make sure to see the woodwork items, especially the pillars at the beginning and the inlaid furniture from the Portuguese era. There's some sati stones commemorating women who committed suicide on their husband's funeral pyre.

Currently this place does not exit. The building is completely demolished. There is nothing here as on November 2019. Please don't visit as there is nothing to see. I have posted the pics of empty ground to show the same. Google please remove this place as there is nothing here currently.

Amazing n lot more for students and tourist. Next to Mondavi river which is full of sea casinos 🎰. ⛽️ boating, miramar beach and Dona pula is close by Panjim is full of very big tree n view is unbeatable 😍

Beautiful place in Panjim, near the Jetty! Visit and see the history of Goa, Portuguese influence and Hindu influence. It's a small Museum, entry is free. But you will find 2 very important artifacts here!

Goa museum is free. No foreign entry fee. +1 It was the worst museum I visited in my life. Nothing is properly preserved and protected from the visitors. The only active protection was from the guy sat behind the counter who said:"No touch!". The place is small and it deserve better light and layout. No meaningful explanations about the displayed art(needs more archaeological context). Not enough pieces of art. That's a shame because Goa is a beautiful state with a rich history as many places in India. It deserves a nice museum displaying the long history of the region. Where did the museum funding go anyway? Into the pockets of politicians busy to fool the taxpayer? Anyway, I'll come back soon to enjoy the beauty of Goa. ✌😊 Edit: there's Adil Shah Palace to visit as well.

Very small. Could be better. Goa has rich heritage and has undergone intense freedom struggle. But the museum sadly doesn't reflect it. Disappointed 😔

Currently this building is changed to State library. The museum has been shifted to Adhilshah palace which is opposite to the Big Daddy casino. The location on museum(Adhilshah palace) is very difficult to identify. that's not correctly pinned in maps.

Rare places where we find our Indian culture around Goa is at Goa state museum... we can find most of the relics and ruins of our anciestary sculpures and dieties along with the historical western printing machienes and rubberstamp pieces and importantly well carved chariot... eye feast for the artist

For a rich heritage state like Goa this state museum could have been better, very limited artifacts pre portuguese invasion and post invasion. You can cover the entire museum in 15-20 min it is that small. A free to visit museum and located centrally

This mueseum has a few artifacts, but the artifacts have now been shifted from patto complex to adil shah palace, panaji. This a small mueseum now in panani, with a few artifacts inside it. There is no entry fee. It is almist 1.8 km far from.the previous location. Infront of the adil shah palace, there are casinos. The boat rides can also be taken from here.you may find people offering the boat rides.

Great pLce to visist

A small museum but I learnt a lot a about the ancient culture of Goa and it's regions. A must visit for any tourist to understand that Goa is more than just it's beaches.

No the one star isn't for the museum.it is for the museum committee and the ingnorant government that's keeps it shut on Saturday and Sunday. What other days one can have all the family together or have time.

A disappointment. The ground floor of this colonial building has several rooms containing various items on display. However no particular context or explanation. Some photos of an archeological dig, various statues of deities, colonial furniture, photos of freedom fighters, various random artefacts… none with much explanation - more a store of historical odd and ends which takes about 15-20mins to see. Not much help in learning the history of Goa. It’s free, so pop in if you are passing but otherwise don’t bother to make a special detour.

Best place learning for goa history

Nt that great, time waste - hardly 15 items not more that. It takes 10 minutes to see the whole museum.

Awesome collections

Excellent but bit outside....you can fill Defence jets. Knowledgeable for childrens.

Small but elegant collection of Goa history

This place is permanently shut down at the location mentioned here ie patto. It is shifted to Adil Shah Palace Panaji

One time visit. No entry fees. Paid parking available nearby. Amazing artwork and history of Goa and its independence. No charges for clicking photos. Need to enter your details for covid precautions. Temperature check and sanitizer available

We took 25 km long journey from north Goa & reached there but there is only few old things displaying. Place is good for one time visit if you have alredy plan to visit panji & have extra time but dont make seprate plan to visit there. The collection of material/scripture should be increase by authority.

Goa museum is best to visit. Art is very good.

It's free entry for all You can see here goa culture and stone art. It will take 30 to 45 mins

This place give experience to indian history. You can see few good collections of old sculptures and furniture from portuguese time. We spent about 15 minutes looking around this museum. No entry charge required.

The worst entry formalities where they ask for a government ID for every individual and it takes more than half an hour to enter! Visitors are also forced to enter their review/comment on the same register and it takes a while. Not too sure how the museum is, but if it is similar to the entry process - then it would be nothing much! Definitely not worth the trouble. Avoid at all costs.

No tickets / prices. Not worth visiting because it is poorly maintained. No photography was allowed but not really worth taking pictures. The muséum is quite small. There are some Stone statues of Hindu Gods and Godesses. Apart from this, not much else. The staff at the réception was a bit rude and those inside dont provide much information. They have good, clean toilets.

Very nice resort near Calangut beach, best service, excellent food quality. Co-operative staff. Centrally located. Very good choice for holiday with family.👌👌👌👌👌

The state museum is near to the Panjim bust stand and you have to put Goa museum, pnajim in google maps. There is no signage of Museum, but you can see the signage of Directorate of Museum which the museum and directorate works in the same building. The museum has got a wide range of collections of ancient scripts, coins, ancient furniture, apparels etc. Its worth seeing if you are visiting in and around Panjim,..

Very nice place to visit on the bank of Mandovi Rivern excellent view

This is a good place for the persons with history related interests. Well maintained and clean place.

It's good experience to know how smugglers are caught and custom officials are sincere and clever, alert and done good job,museums should be upgraded to high level and museums staff were very good.

Goa State Museum has many galleries and they have categorized them very well. Museum has Portuguese, Christian, Printing History, Sculpture, Geology and many other Galleries. It is good place to visit with family specially kids.

Not so good

Nothing is there

Google GPS takes you to the library and not to the museum

Better

The museum is now moved to Adilshah palace. Entry is free.

Museum has been shifted! Please don't visit

beautiful place

no museum here

Not many features, location is shifted

This place has been relocated to Adilshah Palace (old Secretriate, Panaji, Goa)

Its the amazing placed to re live the history of goa

Nice one

Great place

Historical view of Goa

No parking

Goa museum hve it's one classic and epic history. Visiters are well treated

Not a worth place but visit only if you have intrest in gaining knowledge about Goa local

A great place which must have renovation done. Can surely attract more footfalls than what it does currently.

Place is filled with full of creative things it is made with recycled things and unused products

Well maintained (though the outside look of the museum building looks very old). Has unique collection of furniture and a number if statues and hero stones. The olden day typography related items are really very good.

Wooden bridge is very beautiful, must visit place, this will remimd you some places in Japan, this bridge is beautifully planned and surrounded by mangroves in back water of sea.

Nice atmosphere

Good place for visiting. We will know about the history of goa

Good

Nice place. Well maintained history and structures. I loved the wooden & rock structures the most.

Great place where history been preserved. Please ask for the free guide tour, lots more interesting facts you will come to know though guide.

Nothing intresting

Must visit

Very small museum but no entry fees

Not a good museum

Ok. Nice...

Beat

Awesome place amazing

Nice

Good place to visit

Good

Clean and quiet place

Demolished at this location.

Doesn’t exist

Location has been changed its few kms far from the old Google location and closes at 5:30 pm

Good place

Poorly maintained; negligible exhibits

The wooden structure is great to spent some time.

Art exhibition was really nice during my visit. They also screen a documentary on the fishermen.

Nice place visit with family

Good only for South Indian food

This museum doesn't exist. Don't come here

Nice and cool place

Sun set for. Goa museum

Nice presentation, a combination of ancient plus contemporary creations

It was good experience there

Very nicely maintained.. As a tourist place all over the world🙌

Very small museum, but pleasant to visit with old Hindu and Christian artifacts. Free

They really have a good collection , but it need some renovation and more elaboration of the sculptures. And there is no entry fee , worth going there to know about the Rich culture of india

Nice place you can get to see many ancient sculptures

To see portuguese lifestyle everybody must to visit this place. Overall experience is good they provide 2 language opt to see museum.

Good to see indian history preserved. Need more attention of authority to maintain the museum.

Great exhibits but a badly maintained museum. Good for a short 15 min visit at the max

If interested in stone structures... Must visit

nothing much to see. No entry Fee. Lockers, toilets are available for visitors. staff is good.

Free entry. The place is ok ok , not very well maintained. Only go if you have nack for Goan history.

Good musiam but small collection. And the building is also small and shared with a government offices

They explained the history about the objects and materials of religious, cultural and historical value in the Museum in very well mannered.

They have got a good collection but there is hardly any detail provided about the artifacts. The museum itself is not well-maintained. It will be better if they take a modest entry fee and invest a bit in the museum.

It's ok...Needs a lot of improvement. Exhibits not properly displayed. Lighting is poor. There is not much explanation. Didn't see many people as it is not on anybody's radar. Not sure what so many staff where doing sitting around.

We went in, the whole museum part of the building is very small. It is the only place I have had to write my passport number down to enter. There are no explanations or context of the artefacts at all. At least it was free to enter as we were in and out in under 10 mins

Nothing to see much. Very small place. Museum of goa has more things than goa state museum. But that is a private museum.

A small museum but I learnt a lot a about the ancient culture of Goa and it's regions. A must visit for any tourist to understand that Goa is more than just it's beaches.