Tamil Nadu Museums Museums of Tamil Nadu Museums of Tamil Nadu Government State Museum : This museum in Chennai is best known for two important collections: sculptures from Amarvati and its famed Bronze Gallery. The Amaravati collection has panels, pillars, carved railings and Buddha statues of Milky white marble from a Buddhist stupa excavated at Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh. There are bronze sculptures from the later Pallava, Chola, Hoysala and Chalukya periods. more info... Fort St. George Museum : The museum displays collection of portraits and paintings of former governors of Chennai as well as of English royalty. Among the other objects on view are weapons, coins, porcelain and the communion vessels of the church. more info...

Thanjavur Art Gallery : The former palace of the Nayaks of Thanjavur once viceroys of the Vijaynagara rules and later hereditary rulers, is a wonderful and extravagant piece of architecture, built in 1600. The huge enclosed compound encompasses a complex which includes the Art Gallery, the Saraswati Library and the Sangeetha Sabha or Music Hall. more info...

Government Museum- Madurai : The various sections in the museum deal with archaeology, anthropology, zoology, numismatology, botany and geology. The museum has a fine collection of bronzes which are not allowed to be photographed. more info...

Art Museum, Madurai: The museum at the Sri Meenakshi Temple compound has on display bronze images and icons, musical instruments, lamps, jewellery and other art objects. Also on vision are paintings and wood carvings. more info...