Gandhi Memorial Museum
காந்தி நினைவு அருங்காட்சியகம்
A Gandhi memorial housed in the 17th-century Tamukkam Palace, displaying the bloodstained loincloth Gandhi was wearing when he was assassinated.
The Tamukkam Palace that houses the museum was originally a summer palace of Queen Mangammal of the Nayak dynasty. The exhibits trace the Indian independence movement and Gandhi’s life in chronological order. The most celebrated item is the loincloth Gandhi wore when he was assassinated in 1948, and there are also his spectacles, manuscripts, and letters. It was in Madurai in 1921 that Gandhi decided to wear a loincloth of Indian homespun cloth instead. Admission is free or a nominal fee, and it is generally open from 10:00 to 17:45, though it may close for a lunch break. Next door is the Government Museum. It lies on the north bank of the Vaigai River, about 15 minutes by tuk-tuk from the old town.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00 am–1:00 pm, 2:00–5:45 pm
Nearby sights
- Goripalayam Dargah
- Madurai Flower Market (Mattuthavani)
- Pudhu Mandapam
- Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal
- St. Mary's Cathedral, Madurai
- Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam
- Meenakshi Amman Temple
- Koodal Azhagar Temple