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Salar Jung Museum

Salar Jung Museum

Museums play an important role in exhibiting the ancient history and culture of a state. And the state of Telangana is blessed with India's third-biggest museum, the famous Salar Jung Museum. This Museum stands out from other museums in the country for being the largest one-man collection of antiques on the planet.

The Salar Jung Museum is a two-storied complex with 38 galleries featuring a lot of souvenirs and artefacts. Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, also known as Salar Jung III who was the Prime Minister of Hyderabad during the Nizam's rule is the man behind this huge valuable collection of artefacts. The galleries at the Salar Jung Museum are very well categorized to display various exhibits like South Indian Bronzes, Minor Arts of South India, Ivory objects, Arms and Armor, European Marble Statue, etc. One can get a glimpse of the portraits of Salar Jung III and other members of the Salar Jung family at the Founder's Gallery. The Salar Jung Museum is a treasure house of some of the outstanding masterpieces of Raja Ravi Varma, Rabindranath Tagore, Abanidranath Tagore, and M.F. Hussain. The world-famous marble sculpture of Veiled Rebecca by the Italian sculptor G.B. Benzoni is one of the marvelous pieces of exhibit at the Salar Jung Museum that captures the sight of every onlooker. The major crowd pleaser of this museum is the 19th century British Musical Clock in which a timekeeper inside the clock comes out to strike the gong and fascinates everyone who gathers around the clock to watch this mechanism.

Major Attractions

  • The area surrounding the Salar Jung Museum is brimming with a lot of historic monuments like Charminar, Mecca Masjid, High Court, State Central Library, etc that attracts history enthusiasts.
  • Mughal miniatures, famous European paintings and sculptures, Arabic Al Quran in Nashq, Japanese Silk Paintings, carpets, Chinese Porcelain, jade crafted knives of Jehangir & Nurjahan, ivory objects, rare manuscripts etc are the main admirations of every visitors of Salarjung Museum.

Speciality Of The Place

  • Salar Jung  Museum is also renowned as the third biggest museum in India.
  • Sprawling across an area of 10 acres, the Salar Jung Museum is a 2-storey complex that possesses 38 galleries containing various artefacts.
  • 47000 printed books, 43000 artworks, and 9000 manuscripts that are brought from different parts of the world form the priceless collections of the Salar Jung Museum.
  • Salar Jung Museum is one of a kind museum where you can find a collection of Holy Qurans of different fonts and designs from around the globe.

Activities Suggested

  • Catch a glimpse of the valuable treasures of Salarjung Museum.
  • Sightseeing.
  • Strolling.

Way To Reach

 By Air -  Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad is the nearest airport to Salar Jung Museum which is situated at a distance of 23.5 Km.

 By Rail -  Nampally Railway Station is the nearest railway station to Salar Jung Museum which is situated at a distance of 3.3 Km.

 By Road -  Central Bus Station, Hyderabad is the nearest bus station to Salar Jung Museum which is just 1 Km away.