CM MK Stalin lays foundation stone of new museum in TN’s Tirunelveli district

The museum is expected to be built at a cost Rs 33.2 crore on a total area of 55,000 square feet. According to a statement issued by the government, the museum will showcase rare artefacts found during the excavation at Adichanallur, which is considered to be the cradle of the Tamil civilisation, Korkai, the ancient port town of the Pandya kings during the Sangam era and Sivakalai, the excavation site which proved that Tamils knew how to use iron.

The museum will be divided into four blocks and house an administrative building. The artefacts displayed at the museum will include utensils, terracotta, glass bangles, copper and iron tools, coins, burial urns, beads, northern black polished ware, porcelain pieces and others.

As a part of the foundation-laying event, Stalin also released the book ‘Tamilnaatu Panpaatu Marabugal Pudukkotai Vattaram’ written by Professor K Rajan, V P Yathees Kumar, Muthu Kumar and Paul Durai.

Minister of Finance and Human Resources Thangam Thennarasu, who is also in-charge of the Department of Archaeology, Chief Secretary V Irai Anbu, Principal Secretary of Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department K Manivasan and other officials were present during the event.