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The Governor's Bungalow in Tranquebar was in a state of disrepair for more than 2 decades till in June 2009 the Tourism Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu took up the restoration project with the help of INTACH and the National Museum of Denmark.
The restored building will be used as an Indo-Danish Cultural Centre with:
Permanent exhibition on history and architecture
Tourist information desk
Facility for screening films
Public reading room and children's book corner
A boutique selling local crafts
A terrace cafe
The Centre will be managed by the Bestseller Foundation for the first five years
The project was initiated by INTACH Chennai / The restoration was planned and executed by INTACH Pondicherry in close collaboration with the National Museum of Denmark
The project was funded by the National Museum of Denmark and supported by the Department of Tourism, Government of Tamil Nadu.