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Salar Jung Museum

Overview

•The Salar Jung Museum is an art museum located at Dar-ul-Shifa, on the southern bank of the Musi River in the city of Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
•It is one of the notable National Museums of India.

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The Salar Jung Museum is an art museum located at Dar-ul-Shifa, on the southern bank of the Musi River in the city of Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
It is one of the notable National Museums of India.
Originally a private art collection of the Salar Jung family, it was endowed to the nation after the death of Salar Jung III.
It was inaugurated on 16 December 1951.

Dress Code

Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

History

•A nobleman of the Salar Jung family of Hyderabad, Nawab Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, Salar Jung III (1889–1949) served as Prime Minister of Hyderabad during the Nizam's rule in Hyderabad state.
•He spent a substantial amount of his income, over a period of thirty-five years, collecting artefacts from all across the world.
•After the Nawab died in 1949, the collections were left behind in his ancestral palace Diwan Devdi.
•The collection was formerly exhibited there as a private museum named the Salar Jung Museum, which was inaugurated by Jawaharlal Nehru on 16 December 1951.

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The Salar Jung Museum is an art museum located at Dar-ul-Shifa, on the southern bank of the Musi River in the city of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is one of the notable National Museums of India.

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The Salar Jung Museum is an art museum located at Dar-ul-Shifa, on the southern bank of the Musi River in the city of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is one of the notable National Museums of India.

It is about 1.2 km from central Hyderabad.

The most comfortable months are January, February, August, November and December; April is the hottest, with highs around 37°C.