At The Elliot School of Ophthalmology,  Egmore Eye Hospital campus, Old No.132, Rukmani Lakshmipathy Salai, Egmore.

From Aug. 21 to Aug. 28
Timings -  9am to  4pm. Open to public

The Association Of British Scholars, Chennai organises an exhibition British India Maps (Railways, Post and Telegraphs, Judicial, Revenue, Political and Maps of Presidencies) from Aug. 12 to 19, 2011. Open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

At at Lakshana Art Gallery, 8, Judge Jambulingam Road, Chennai – 4 (Opp. Hotel President)

Inauguration on Aug. 12, 2011 at 6 p.m. by M.S.Ramanujan, Post Master General, Chennai City Region
S.Muthiah, historian and Chronicler of Madras, delivers Special Lecture on Madras Day. Welcome address by A.V.Ilango, President ABS.

Exhibition on Early Tamil Imprints from the Roja Muthiah Research Library collection from  August 20 to to 27, 2011

At Roja Muthiah Research Library, Taramani.
Timing 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Aug. 20, 2011 – At 5 p.m. Inaugural lecture by Prof. V. Arasu, Professor and Head, Dept. of Tamil Literature, University of Madras on  “தமிழில் அரியநூல்கள் பாதுகாப்பு : சில உரையாடல்கள் ” [Tamilil ariya nulkal patukappu : cila uraiyadalkal] on August 20, 2011 at 5 p.m.

Aug. 24, 2011 – At 5 p.m.  – அரிய ஆவணங்கள் : பதிப்பு – பதிப்பாசிரியன் – பதிப்பகம் [Ariya avanankal : patippu - patippaciriyan - patippakam] lecture by Dr. A. Sathish, Senior Research Fellow, International Institute of Tamil Studies, Chennai.

Studio Palazzo an Art Gallery hosts ‘Madras – Perspectives An exhibition of photographs of  Paul Cohn and Mohandass.

Inauguration on 21st August 201 at 6 p.m. by Mr.Shankar Rao, Vice Consul, US Consulate General,  followed by a dialogue between Paul Cohn & Mohandass.

Exhibition is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on all days from Aug. 21 to 28, 2011

Studio Palazzo an Art Gallery is at 7, Seethamma Road, Alwarpet, Chennai 600 018. Phone: 42030546

At C.P. Ramaswamy Aiyar Foundation, Eldams Road, Alwarpet.
Inauguration of Madras Week by Prof M. S. Swaminathan with an exhibition of paintings by A. Ananda Kumar and photographs by the late M. K. Rangaswamy Aiyangar of Madras and its environment.
Kumar graduated from the Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai, in 2011 and is the first degree holder in Fine Arts from his village Koralpakkam in Thiruvannamalai District.

Aiyangar was an eminent photographer of the early 20th century. A scholar of art, culture, religion and music, he wrote many articles on the subjects in leading dailies like The Hindu, Indian Express and the weeklies and magazines of his times. He authored several books, among which Thyagaraja Thatvam and Mahabalipuram – A Guide Book with illustrations of photographs taken by him are noteworthy.

From August 21 to 28, 2011. At DakshinaChitra (Seminar Hall), East Coast Road.

Photographs by by Abhishek Dadheech.

From August 18 to 31, 2011. At Gallery Sri Parvati, Eldams Road, Alwarpet.
Open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Paintings by Maniam Selven (MaSe).