This collection contains images of objects housed in nine state-protected museums in Tamil Nadu. The collection was produced by the documentation team of the Center for Art and Archaeology (CA&A), American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) through a commission from the Department of Archaeology, Government of Tamil Nadu. Located in five districts of Tamil Nadu, the museums documented include (1) Darbar Hall, Tanjore, (2) Dharmapuri site museum, (3) Kalinga sculpture, (4) Maligaimedu Sculpture Shed, (5) Maratha Museum, (6) Rajaraja Chola Museum, (7) Rajendra Chola site museum, (8) Thirumalai Nayak Palace Museum, (9) Thirumalai Nayak Palace Shed.