Andhra Pradesh Museums
The Nizam's Museum, Hyderabad
Located in the stately Purani Haveli, the palace acquired around the year 1750
by the second Nizam is now converted into a museum with a fascinating collection.
The museum showcases the gifts and mementos presented to the last Nizam on the
occasion of the silver jubilee celebrations in 1936. A 1930 Rolls Royce, Packard
and a Mark V Jaguar are among the vintage cars displayed. There is an interesting
collection of models made in silver of all the prominent buildings of the city
and citations in Urdu about H.E.H. Mir Osman Ali Khan, gold burnished wooden
throne used for the silver jubilee celebrations, gold tiffin box inlaid with
diamonds, gold model of Jubilee Pavilion, silver coffee cups studded with diamonds
and silver filigree elephant with mahout are some of the notable items on display.
The museum is open between 10.00 am and 5.00 pm on all days except Fridays.
2 Km from Charminar and 1 km from Salar Jung museum.
How to Reach This Place
Road : Hyderbad, being Capital city is well conected by Road from
all major cities in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Maharastra and
Orissa.
Rail : Being headquarter of South Central Railway , Well connected from
all major cities of India. Hyderabad & Secunderabad Rly Stations.
Air : Has international airport.
A.P.State
Museum, Hyderabad || Amaravati
Museum, Amaravati || Bhagavan
Mahavir Government Museum, Cuddapah ||
District
Archeological Museum(Gupta gardens), Nizamabad ||
Kolanupaka Museum,
Kolanupaka
Kondapur
|| Nagarjuna
Konda Museum, Nagarjunasagar ||
The Nizam's Museum,
Hyderabad || The
Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad ||
Victoria Jubilee
Museum, Vijayawada
