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'''Thanjavur Museum''' is a museum where various heritage items are displayed to the public to illustrate the heritage of [[Thanjavur district]]. It is located in [[Thanjavur]], the capital of Thanjavur district in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<br />
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==Background==<br />
The Thanjavur Museum is housed in a building that formerly served as the District Collector's office in the city of Thanjavur. The building was built about 120 years ago in 1900 by British architect Robert Chisol. The building is built in the [[Indo-Saracenic architecture|Saracen style of architecture]]. Following the relocation of the collector's office which was functioning here, the district administration decided to build a museum based on the [[Smart city|Smart City]] mission at a cost of 9.90 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dtnext.in/tamilnadu/2021/07/05/britishera-thanjai-collectors-office-to-become-mega-museum|title=British-era Thanjai Collector’s office to become mega museum|website=DT next}}</ref> The work was completed and it was opened to the public on January 14, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/old-thanjavur-collectorate-converted-into-heritage-museum/articleshow/97000385.cms|title=Old Thanjavur collectorate converted into heritage museum &#124; Trichy News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><br />
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==Exhibits==<br />
Thanjavur museum exhibits 10 geo-tagged ([[Geographical indication|GI]]) objects of Thanjavur origin and various heritage objects illustrating the heritage of Thanjavur district. Information boards explaining the specialties of the district are also installed. Showrooms have also been set up on behalf of government departments. A park with around 600 species of birds brought from 20 countries has also been set up to attract visitors.<ref>{{Cite web |first= |date=15 January 2023 |title=Thanjai old collectorate museum opens; birds park new attraction |url=https://www.dtnext.in/tamilnadu/2023/01/15/thanjai-old-collectorate-museum-opens-birds-park-new-attraction |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201002437/https://www.dtnext.in/tamilnadu/2023/01/15/thanjai-old-collectorate-museum-opens-birds-park-new-attraction |archive-date=1 February 2023 |access-date=1 June 2025 |website=DT Next |publisher=DTNEXT Bureau}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Museums in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Natural history museums in India]]<br />
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