Mamallapuram Maritime Heritage Museum

The Mamallapuram Maritime Heritage Museum is a museum in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, dedicated to the region's maritime history and the seafaring legacy of the Pallava dynasty. Located near the Mamallapuram Lighthouse on the East Coast Road, it displays models of ships, navigational instruments, maps, photographs and artefacts illustrating ancient port activities, trade routes and coastal heritage. The museum provides context to Mamallapuram's UNESCO World Heritage monuments and its historic role as a major Pallava port.

Visitors can expect a small indoor museum with galleries displaying ship models, navigational tools, charts, photographs and interpretive panels explaining Mamallapuram's history as an ancient Pallava port. The museum is located close to the Mamallapuram Lighthouse and Shore Temple area, with exhibits arranged in halls that can be explored on foot. Information boards describe maritime trade, coastal archaeology and seafaring traditions associated with the Coromandel Coast.