The Salar Jung Museum is located in the city of Hyderabad, state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Opened to the public on December 16, 1951, it houses the collection of the Salar Jung family, who were important nobles in the courts of the Nizams -- Muslim rulers of Hyderabad. The collection of Islamic art from all over Asia includes an amazing variety of illuminated Korans, astrolabes, bejewelled swords and daggers, and Persian carpets. The museum also houses fine examples of European painting and sculpture, most famously the "Vieled Rebecca" of Italian sculptor Bezoni, as well as Chinese and Japanese pieces. The collection mostly aquired by Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, also known as Salar Jung III. Some of the items he inherited were collected by his father, Nawab Mir Laiq Khan (Salar Jung II) and his grandfather, Nawab Mir Turab Ali Khan, (Sir Salar Jung I).
The Indian Parliament has declared it an Institution of National Importance.
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Timings: 10 am to 5 pm (except on friday) Location: Located on the southern bank of the Musi river
Opened to the public on December 16, 1951, it houses the collection of the SalarJung family, who were important nobles in the courts of the Nizams -- Muslim rulers of Hyderabad.
The museum also houses fine examples of European painting and sculpture, most famously the "Vieled Rebecca" of Italian sculptor Bezoni, as well as Chinese and Japanese pieces.
SalarJung died as a bachelor on march 2nd, 1949, leaving behind him a priceless collections of art objects, rare manuscripts and paintings from all over the world.
The SalarJungMuseum was orginally housed in Diwan Devdi.
The SalarJungMuseum was declared as an "institution of national importance" by an act of parliament in 1961.
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