 The
residents of Chennai have
traditionally been great
patrons of all forms of
art. Hence, it is but
natural that the city
has a lot of art galleries
to its credit. Art galleries
flourish in Chennai as
there are a lot of patrons
within the city. A large
number of tourists also
visit these places. The
quality of the art galleries
in terms of the artifacts
exhibited here are superlative.
Some of the famous art
galleries here include
the one at Cholamadalam
Artistes village. All
the exhibits of the artistes
are exhibited in this
gallery and include sculptures
and paintings of superior
quality. This is in the
ECR road. Ayya art gallery
at Woods Road is also
a popular art gallery
in the city. Palazzo art
gallery adorns the Alwarpet
region of Chennai with
its exquisite collection
of artifacts.
Raasi art gallery in Adayar
is a well known art gallery
with artifacts that reminds
us of the era of the Cholas,
Cheras, Pandyas, pallavas,
Vijayanagar Empire and
so on. The Prakrit Art
Gallery was set up by
the famous Gujarati Artiste
Mr. V. Solanki and has
organized various painting
exhibitions from artistes
from all over the country.
Other famous art galleries
include Art World in Ganeshpuram,
Ashvita Art Objects &
Artifacts in Mylapore,
and Vinnyasa Premier Art
Gallery also in Mylapore.
There is an art gallery,
entirely devoted to the
traditional Tanjore paintings,
called the Tanjore Creations
located in Mandaveli.
The gallery has a lot
of stained glass paintings,
woodcarvings and brassware.
Not to miss is the National
Art Gallery which has
been in the lines of the
Mughal architecture. It
has a lot of paintings
pertaining to the Mughal,
Rajasthani and Deccan
flavors. The building
is about a century old.
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