The state of Tamil Nadu is an important city for the historians and scholars to enjoy. The typical objects displayed in various museums of Tamil Nadu attract people the most. Interesting objects vary from archaeology to anthropology, from the ancient days to the present times.

ANNAI LIBRARY AND MUSEUM, KANCHIPURAM Key chains and different kinds of pen along with the various objects of art and architecture are displayed in this museum.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE MUSEUM, DHARMAPURI Established in 1979, this museum stores various objects of archaeology.

ART GALLERY, THANJAVUR Most of the art objects belonging to the Chola period between 9th and 13th centuries are displayed in the museum.

ART GALLERY, (OOTY), UDHAGAMANDALAM Contemporary paintings, sculptures and a lot more are displayed in this museum.

ART MUSEUM, MADURAI This museum is a storehouse of bronzes, paintings, jewellery and various other historical objects.

CENTRAL LEATHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CHENNAI CLRI is a leading unit and associated with education, research and training in leather related technologies.

COLLEGE MUSEUM, COIMBATORE Displayed objects include cereals, pulses and other materials of agriculture.

DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY, VELLORE A well-known museum of anatomy, this museum contributes to the learning of human anatomy.

DEPARTMENT OF ANCIENT HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY, CHENNAI Excavated materials and antiquities of Chennai and the allied areas are displayed in this museum.

DISTRICT SCEINCE CENTRE (NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SCIENCE MUSEUM, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, TIRUNELVELI As the name suggests, the exhibits are all scientific and science related objects.

FORT ST. GEORGE MUSEUM, CHENNAI Established a year after the Independence, this museum houses important objects like Odeyars of Mysore Period.

GASS FOREST MUSEUM, COIMBATORE As the name suggests, this museum exhibits articles related to the forest department of India.

GOVERNMENT MUSEUM, CHENNAI A multipurpose museum, this museum houses several objects of natural history and botany.

GOVERNMENT MUSEUM, COIMBATORE Being a multipurpose museum it is a storehouse of objects of art, archaeology, anthropology and many more.

GOVERNMENT MUSEUM, CUDDALORE The museum exhibits objects of art, archaeology, anthropology, numismatics and a variety of interesting historical objects.

GOVERNMENT MUSEUM, ERODE Being a multipurpose museum, it is a storehouse of objects of art, archaeology, and other objects of the past.

GOVERNMENT MUSEUM, KANYAKUMARI Established in the year 1991, this museum displays typical historical items of the place.

GOVERNMENT MUSEUM, KRISHNAGIRI This multipurpose museum has in its core the objects of art, archaeology, and anthropology and varied other objects of the past.

GOVERNMENT MUSEUM, MADURAI The Government Museum at Madurai in the state of Tamil Nadu was established in the year 1980 as a multipurpose museum.

GOVERNMENT MUSEUM, PUDUKKOTTAI Nestled in the state of Tamil Nadu, this museum is a treasure house of historical antiquities.

GOVERNMENT MUSEUM, SALEM Along with anthropological and archaeological items, this museum also exhibits objects of natural history.

GOVERNMENT MUSEUM, SIVAGANGA A multipurpose museum itself, this museum has valuable objects of the past in its core.

GOVERNMENT MUSEUM, TIRUCHIRAPALLI Natural history objects, philately and objects of children`s interest are in the possession of this museum.

GOVERNMENT MUSEUM, TIRUNELVELI Established in 1992, this museum exhibits objects of historical interest.

GOVERNMENT MUSEUM, TIRUVAYUR Established in the year 1998, the Government Museum at Tiruvayur is a show house of ancient historical objects of India.

GOVERNMENT MUSEUM, UDHAGAMANDALAM The objects displayed in the museum include art, archaeology, anthropology, and various others of the ancient days.

GOVERNMENT MUSEUM, VELLORE With the oldest historical tradition in the core, this museum is famous for archaeological and anthropological objects.

K.SREENIVASAN ART GALLERY & TEXTILE MESEUM, COIMBATORE A storehouse of ancient object, this museum was built in the year 1988 as an art museum.

KALAIMAGAL MEENAKSHISUNDRAM ARCHAEOLOGICAL LEARNING & RESEARCH CENTRE, ERODE Nestled in the city of Erode in Tamil Nadu, the Kalaimagal Meenakshisundram Archaeological Learning & Research Centre was established in the year 1981.

MADRAS REGIMENT WAR MUSEUM, WELLINGTON (NILGIRIS) The objects that have been displayed for the general visitors to enjoy include archives and history of Madras Regiment down the ages.

MARINE BIOLOGY MUSEUM, PARANGIPETTAI Established in 1958,this museum exhibits nothing other than the marine organisms.

MARINE MUSEUM OF MANDAPAM REGIONAL CENTRE OF CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH I, MANDAPAM CAMP. RAMAD The science museum named as Marine Museum of Mandapam Regional Centre of Central was established in the year of Independence, i.e. 1947.

PADMANABHAPURAM PALACE, THUCKALAI The objects that have been exhibited in the museum include, sculptures, ceramics and many others.

RAJA RAJA CHOLAN MUSEUM, THANJAVUR It is an archaeological museum exactly located in the Palace Complex of Thanjavur.

RAJA SERFOJI II MEMORIAL HALL, THANJAVUR The museum welcomes people to show its ancient stores of a variety of interesting objects.

RAMALINGAVILAS PALACE MUSEUM, RAMANATHAPURAM In order to preserve the ancient historical objects of the past, the museum has stored objects like glass paintings, photographs, etc.

ROYAL PALACE MUSEUM, THANJAVUR The Royal Palace Museum at Thanjavur in the state of Tamil Nadu was established in the year 1994.

SARASWATI MAHAL MUSEUM, THANJAVUR Today, the museum has in its store an accumulation of varied objects, such as, very important palm leaf manuscripts, Ramayan, paper manuscripts, etc.

SRI RANGANATHASWAMY TEMPLE MUSEUM, SRIRANGAM No other than the historical items, this museum also stores objects like ivory idols, icons, etc.

SRI VASAVI COLLEGE HISTORY MUSEUM, ERODE People are welcome to visit the museum to see the oriental collection of historical items.

TAMIL UNIVERSITY MUSEUM, THANJAVUR The Tamil University Museum at Thanjavur in the state of Tamil Nadu is an important museum for its storage of the ancient historical objects.

THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM, CHENNAI . As the name suggests, it is a religious type of museum in Chennai.