Fort Museum

North of Secretariat is the Fort Museum, which was once the Fort officers' mess. It was a bank then. The long room upstairs was the Public Exchange Hall and the roof built, in 1796, was also the first lighthouse of Chennai. The museum formally opened in 1948 has a fine collection of original writings of the men who made Chennai. This museum has am outstanding collection of early coins, silverware, porcelain, uniforms, manuscripts,engravings and aquatints of early Chennai. Timings: 9 a.m to 4.30 p.m. Friday Holiday. Fee Rs.5/- for Indians, For Foreigners $5. Kamarajar Salai, Fort St.George, Chennai-9. Ph:044-25670854,044-25671127.