Introduction
The Salarjung Museum is located at Dar-ul-Shifa. It was established in 1951. This art museum has collection of manuscripts, paintings, artefacts, sculptures and more from various parts of the world. The collection was of Salar Jung III. This is a popular tourist attraction in Hyderabad.
Salarjung Museum
Best time to visit
October to March. Temperatures between 15C (59F) and 29C (85F)
How to get to Salarjung Museum
Take the metro to MGBS metro station. Salar Jung Museum is a 10-minute walk from here.
The best way to see the tourist attractions Salar Jung Museum, Charminar and Chowmahalla Palace is at first have a 10-minute walk from MGBS metro station to Salar Jung Museum. The distance between Salar Jung Museum and Charminar is about 1.5 km. It will take about 25-minute walk. An auto charges about Rs.100 (about $1.2). There are bus stops nearby, if you prefer bus. It is about 8-minute walk from Charminar to Chowmahalla Palace.
Open timings and tickets
These may change over time
10 AM – 5 PM (closed on Fridays and closed holidays)
Rs.50 ($0.60) for persons above 18 years
Rs.20 ($0.25) for children 5 to 18 years
Free for children below 5 years old
Rs.500 ($6) for foreigners
Rs.50 ($0.60) for still camera or mobile
Audio guide ticket is free with mobile ticket
Requirements
Ticket required for mobiles
Do not touch the objects on display
Time required to see Salarjung Museum
About 3 to 4 hours
Salarjung III
Musical Clock at Salarjung Museum
This is a popular attraction. It is an English Bracket Clock that has a small toy of a bearded man. He comes out every hour 3 minutes before every hour and strikes the gong. Another toy man strikes the seconds. One can have the best experience at 12 Noon. Salarjung III acquired this clock from the Cooke and Kelvey Co. It has more than 350 parts.
Musical Clock
Layout of Salarung Museum
The Salar Jung Museum has ground floor and first floor. Each floor has western bloc (Mir Turab Ali Khan Bhavan), central bloc and eastern bloc (Mir Laiq Ali Khan Bhavan). Each bloc has different galleries.
Layout
Central Block Ground Floor Galleries at Salarjung Museum
Founder’s gallery with portraits of Salarjung I, II, III and more, Indian sculpture dating back till 1st century BCE. Sculpture gallery has different stone sculptures of India.
Indian textiles gallery having different fabrics like Brocade, Himaru, Muslin and more. The costumes like Pagdi, Chuga, Patka and more. There are also Kashmir shawls.
Banaras Saree-Kurtani-Bride Dress
Modern Indian Paintings gallery has different types of modern paintings. Indian Miniature Paintings gallery has different types of miniature paintings. Ivory carvings gallery has vast collection of Ivory carving from various parts of the world. There is even a chess board
Indian Paintings and Ivory Carvings
Arms and Armour gallery has different types of arms from swords and daggers to pistols and revolvers. They are from India, Europe and other Eastern countries.
Metal Ware gallery has different types of metal ware. Walking Sticks gallery has different types of decorative walking sticks.
Metal Ware and Walking Sticks
Central Block First Floor Galleries
Toys & Dolls gallery has various types of toys that are imbibed in Indian culture. They are used in ceremonies and festivals. Prominent among the toys are the toys from Kondapally of Andhra Pradesh in India. Children gallery has different toys, objects and figures.
Toys and Dolls
Indian Silver gallery has several useful and decorative silver articles. The Jade gallery has various collections of Jade. Salarjung museum ranks among the top museums that has Jade collection.
Indian Silver and Jade
Manuscripts gallery has Persian and Arabic manuscripts. The Carpet gallery mainly has Persian Carpet collection. Flora & Fauna gallery has clay models of Elephants, Rhinoceros and more. There are replicas of Lions, Tigers and more of Europe. There are replicas of cats, dogs, birds and more
Manuscript-Carpet-Flora and Fauna
Other galleries are Bidri Ware gallery, Kashmir gallery, Utility gallery and Coins gallery
Western Block Ground Floor Galleries at Salarjung Museum
The ground floor has European sculptures made of Marble and Bronze. Prominent among the original marble sculpture is the sculpture of the Veiled Rebecca, a character of the ‘Old Testament’. There are historical and mythological bronze sculptures. Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin.
Veiled Rebecca at Salarjung Museum
Western Block First Floor Galleries
The first floor has paintings, porcelain, glass, clocks and French gallery. There are oil and water paintings of famous European painters. The porcelain collection has original pieces dating back to Louis XV and Napoleon. There are various clocks from different European countries. There is a collection of various glasses.
Western Porcelain-Painting-Glass-Clocks
Eastern Block Ground Floor Galleries at Salarjung Museum
The ground floor has a large collection of far-east wood carvings including furniture and sculptures and other objects. They date back till the 17th Century. They are made of different types of wood.
Far eastern wood carvings
Eastern Block First Floor Galleries
The first floor has various types of art of China and Japan. This floor has arts of Eastern Porcelain and arts from countries like Burma, Nepal and Tibet.
History of Salarjung Museum
The collections of Salar Jung III (Nawab Mir Yousuf Ali Khan) from all over the world were at Diwan Devdi. This has been made into Salar Jung Museum and was inaugurated by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1951. The Salar Jung Museum has been shifted to new building at Dar-ul-Shifa in 1968. It was declared as manuscript conservation center in 2003.
Long table at Salarjung Museum
Facilities at Salarjung Museum
Restrooms
Wheelchairs
Parking
Cloak rooms
Food Court
Souvenir shop
Food Court at Salarjung Museum
Souvenir shop at Salarjung Museum
Tourist attractions in and around Hyderabad
Charminar
Qutubshahi tombs
Birla Mandir, Science Museum and Planetarium
Lumbini Park
Ramoji Film City
Statue of Equality
Shilparamam
Salarjung museum
Chowmahalla Palace
Taj Falaknuma Palace
Purani Haveli
Nizam’s Museum
Nehru Zoological Park
Yadagiri gutta
Chilkur Balaji temple
Golconda Fort