Caption: The Cover Photo - Facade of the Police Museum.
Hello dear friends,
This article is written based on the LGs’ meetup which was conducted on Saturday, the 30th of April at 4 pm IST at the Tamil Nadu Police Museum, Chennai. The first part of this post is available “Here”. I once again thank the hot Jose & all other LGs who were present during the meetup.
The Tamil Nadu Police Museum - Chennai
The Tamil Nadu Police Museum exhibits artefacts that are almost (up to) 2 centuries old. The artefacts were not purchased but, instead collected from various police stations. This museum is located in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu.
Exhibits:
Paid Exhibits
There are two types of exhibits - artefacts that can be photographed freely and 3 items that need special tickets to capture - interesting….right?
- The most important one of these is the cabin which was used by the Police Commissioner. You can sit on the chair of the commissioner and capture photos. The ticket fee is INR 20.
Photo - 1. Caption: Chamber of the Police Commissioner.
- The 2nd paid location is a jail cell from which you can capture your jailed photos - the fee is INR 10.
Photo - 2. Caption: The jail cell.
- The last comes a throne of swords - fee INR 10.
Photo - 3. Caption: The throne of swords.
Other Exhibits
Starting with the Guard of honour, there are many beautiful items/locations, which were a part of the Tamil Nadu police force.
The exhibits include a blue colour Plymouth Belvedere car parked on the porch, that was used by the various commissioners of police. There are other parade vehicles and patroling vehicles that include the Royal Enfield motorcycle, farthing bicycle, speed boat used by coastal police, the off-road vehicles used by Marine police etc. In the hall, we can explore different weapons used by the Police force. These include riot guns, tear gas guns, machine guns etc.
Other than these combat tools we can see musical instruments and costumes that were used for parades. Many other covetable collections are also exhibited, and worth seeing.
Photo - 4. Caption: An article about the history of the sword.
Photo - 5. Caption: various swords used by the police in the British era.
Photo - 6. Caption: The Plymouth Belvedere car, was used by the police commissioners.
Photo - 7. Caption: Collage - 1 - Vehicles used by the police and instruments used in the parade.
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*Photo - 8. Caption: The LGs who attended the meeting.
Photo - 9. Caption: Different guns used for various purposes.
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Accessibility:**As of now, the museum is not accessible, due to the steps & staircase.
- The Google Maps link of the POI = Here
- Reference Link (Wiki) = Here
- Heritage Importance = 5/5
- Photographic Importance = 5/5
- Visit Priority = Very important for museum lovers.
- Monument Type = Privately owned building converted into a museum.
- The Duration to explore = a minimum of 1 hr 30 minutes for a quick visit & up to 4 hrs for a detailed exploration and capturing the photos.
- Entry: = Adults, both Indian & Foreigners INR.10, Children INR.5, Mobiles free, DSLR/Mirrorless INR.50
- Official Visiting hours: = WEEK DAYS 11am - 7pm, WEEK ENDS 10am - 7pm and TUESDAY HOLIDAY.
- Photography: Infinite scope - both outside & inside. One can start right away from the entry where the Guard of Honor (Cops on horses) is present. Inside there are 3 specific paid areas (details explained above) and umpteen exhibits. Most of the objects are well-lit and can be easily shot.
- How to reach: By Railways: Nearest Railway station is Chennai Egmore Suburban well-connected with many Indian cities. By Airways: Chennai International Airport (19 km). By Road: Private/Public bus services can be availed from many cities of Tamil Nadu and South India.
Hope you all enjoyed the post.
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