Fort Museum

Fort Museum in Vellore is one of the famous must-visit travel attractions in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This museum was founded in the year 1985 in Lutchmanasamy Hall. For its further development, the entire museum was shifted in the Fort of Vellore in 1999. Due to its new location, it became famous by the name Fort Museum. It houses different galleries in which countless artifacts are displayed.

Why Is It Famous?
Fort Museum is known for housing different historical items. It houses galleries namely the district gallery, stone sculpture gallery, history gallery, painting gallery, and anthropology gallery. Each gallery display different items that were discovered during excavations made in different areas. Visitors can see the ancient coins, board games like chess and ludo, ancient utensils, bronze figures, weaponry, jewelry, and much more.
Apart from this, there’s a gallery that showcases the entire history of Vellore like the clans it was ruled by, structural developments that took place, local politics, tourism etc.

Best Time To Visit:-
Tourists and visitors are welcome in Fort Museum every day of the week. Any season of the year is suitable for visiting this museum and gaining the knowledge about the region of Vellore.

Watch Out!
Do not touch any item on display. There are many historical artifacts and no one is allowed to touch them. Thus, all visitors are expected to follow the regulations. Photography and videography are allowed inside Fort Museum.

Reaching There:-
Vellore city has a wider network of roadways, railways, and airways. It can be reached conveniently from any city of Tamil Nadu via above-listed modes of transportations. The service of the local transit is available in abundance.

Nearest Railway Station - Vellore Cantonment Railway Station
Nearest Airport - Vellore Airport