DakshinaChitra Museum

DakshinaChitra is a fascinating intercultural museum of the arts, architecture, lifestyle, crafts and performing arts of South India. The primary mission is to demonstrate, promote, and preserve aspects of the broader, more inclusive culture of the states and to communicate these arts to the public in a participatory, enjoyable, and engaging manner. The DakshinaChitra Heritage Museum, a project of the Madras Craft Foundation NGO, was opened to the public on December 14, 1996. The museum is located overlooking the Bay of Bengal, in Muttukadu, twenty-five kilometers south of Central Chennai, on the east coast to Mamallapuram. , Tamil Nadu, India.