Government Museum, Tirunelveli

Government Museum, Tirunelveli is a multidisciplinary museum located at Kokkirakulam in Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. Maintained by the Department of Museums, Government of Tamil Nadu, it was established in 1980-81 to preserve and showcase the natural and cultural heritage of the Tirunelveli region. The museum displays archaeological artefacts, coins, sculptures, tribal objects, zoological and botanical specimens, and geological exhibits.

Visitors can expect a compact two-storey museum with galleries dedicated to archaeology, anthropology, zoology, botany, geology and numismatics. Exhibits include Stone Age tools, megalithic pottery, bronze images, coins, palm-leaf manuscripts, tribal artefacts, stuffed animals, bird specimens, and models of local flora and fauna. The setting is an institutional building within the Kokkirakulam government complex, suitable for educational visits and short sightseeing.