Puducherry Museum

Puducherry Museum is a history and archaeology museum located in White Town, Puducherry, near Bharathi Park. Housed in a restored 19th-century French colonial building that formerly served as a law court, it displays archaeological finds from the Roman settlement at Arikamedu, Chola bronze sculptures, stone sculptures, French colonial furniture, vintage carriages and geological specimens. It is notable for documenting the region's Tamil and French colonial heritage in one central location.

Visitors can expect a two-storey colonial building with curated galleries displaying stone and bronze sculptures, archaeological artefacts excavated from Arikamedu including Roman amphorae and beads, French-era furniture, coins, weapons, handicrafts and a collection of fossils and geological samples. The museum is compact and arranged by theme, with labelled exhibits, display cases and a central courtyard area. It is located in the heritage White Town area within walking distance of Bharathi Park and other colonial-era buildings.

The museum is housed in a 19th-century French colonial building that once served as a law court. It was established to preserve and display archaeological finds from Arikamedu, an Indo-Roman trading port excavated by the Archaeological Survey of India, along with Chola and Pallava sculptures, and artefacts reflecting the French colonial period in Puducherry. The collections span from the 2nd century BCE to the colonial era.

The museum documents the confluence of Tamil heritage and French colonial culture in Puducherry. Its collections of temple bronzes, stone sculptures, traditional handicrafts and French-period furniture and decor illustrate the region's artistic, religious and colonial history for visitors.