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Name of the place
  • Dakshinachitra Museum

    • Location

     Dakshinachitra is located on SH 49, Muttukadu, Tamil Nadu. Turn on screen reader support

    Travel By
    • By Bus:By Bus:- If you want to visit Dakshinachitra Museum by local buses, you have to catch buses 109, 588 and 599 which go to MGM Dizzy World Bus Stop. After reaching the bus stop, you can cover the rest of the distance on foot. The museum is 200 meters away from the bus stop.

    • By Air:- Chennai International Airport is near Dakshinachitra, which is at a distance of 17 km.

    • By Taxi/Cab:By Road:- This museum is located 25 km south of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu. You can reach the place by your own private vehicle or you can also book a hired cab to take you to the museum.

    Best Time to Visit
  • In Tamil Nadu, there is no best time to visit the Dakshinachitra museum. Visitors can come here all year to experience the magic of the wonderful heritage village that has been created to preserve the expanse's age-old artisanship and culture.

    • Hours Of Opening
  • Sunday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

  • Monday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

  • Tuesday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

  • Wednesday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

  • Thursday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

  • Friday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

  • Saturday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

    • About place
  • DakshinaChitra, which literally translates to "a picture of the south," is a living history museum in Chennai. More than 4000 artefacts are displayed in 18 houses that depict the culture, architecture, craft, and lifestyle of all four South Indian states: Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh/Telangana, and Karnataka.DakshinaChitra is an exciting cross-cultural living museum of South Indian art, architecture, lifestyles, crafts, and performing arts. The primary mission of the museum is to exhibit, promote, and preserve aspects of the states' broader, more inclusive cultures, as well as to bring these arts to the public in a participatory, enjoyable, and engaging manner. On December 14, 1996, the DakshinaChitra Heritage Museum, a project of the Madras Craft Foundation, an NGO, opened to the public.