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Popularly known for its one among the most important one-man collection of the planet , Salar Jung Museum is one among the foremost famous Hyderabad sightseeing places that has got to be visited. What makes Salar Jung Museum all the more special is its location. it's located quite on the brink of the opposite tourist spots of Hyderabad like Charminar, Mecca Masjid, supreme court , State Central Library, etc.

The museum has often appeared in print and electronic media for not only its collection but due to its efforts to preserve the history through digitalization and various latest means. With a powerful building that paves way into an upscale history from everywhere the planet , Salar Jung Museum may be a place that no art lover or a history enthusiasts can miss. it's nothing but a storehouse that values and respects the unparalleled feat that Europeans, Asians and eastern countries have achieved in varied fields, starting from art to science and literature.

☝Every year some million of people visit salar jung museum around the Globe    

                                                                           Location of salar jung museum

• Situated on the southern bank of the river Musi, the Salar Jung Museum is not far from the other important monuments of the old city. The historic Charminar, Mecca Masjid, High Court, State Central Library and the Osmania General Hospital are all within a radius of one mile from the Salar Jung Museum.
• salar jung museum  located in hyderabad dist in telangana state in India 
• hyderabad is a capital of telangana state 
• geographically salarjung located deccan plateau   
• also located south part of india 

Latitude and longitude

• 17.2543  North latitude
• 78.6808  East longitude

 Elevation( or) msl

• ( mean sea level) salar jung museum located 536 meter or 1778 ft above sea level

Climate of hyderabad( or salar jung

The climate of Hyderabad features an arid climate. The days are hot and dry, usually rising to extreme highs of 40 °C (104 °F), while the nights are cool and breezy. Winds usually bring along clouds of dust, and other people prefer staying indoors within the daytime, while the breezes in the dark are pleasant and clean.

In recent years Hyderabad has seen heavy downpours. In February 2003, Hyderabad received 105 millimetres (4.1 in) of rain in 12 hours, thanks to a sudden global climate change .The years 2006, 2007 and 2009 saw close contenders to this record rainfall.

• Winter lowest temperature within3.3 °C (37.9 °F), recorded on January 21, 1973. 
• Winter highest temperature in winter was 38.2 °C (100.8 °F), recorded on February 16, 1993.
• spring highest temperature of spring was 46 °C (115 °F), recorded on April 2, 2002, 
• spring while rock bottom 12 °C (54 °F) was recorded on March 7,
• summer highest temperature recorded in summer was 49.5 °C (121.1 °F), recorded on 19 June 2016, 
• summerwhile rock bottom 19 °C (66 °F) was recorded on May 4, 1989.
• Atoms very best temperature 36.9 °C (98.4 °F) was recorded on October 8, 1987,
• Atmos lowest temperature was 6.7 °C (44.1 °F), recorded on 28 November 1966.
• Rainfall in golkonda The average annual rainfall (January to December) for Hyderabad is 136.1 millimetres (5.36 in).The 
• highest annual rainfall was 455 millimetres (17.9 in), recorded in 2006.The average monsoon rainfall for Hyderabad is 100 millimetres (3.9 in)

  
  

Local language of hyderabad

• Telugu
• Hindi
• Urdu
• English

Best visiting time

• October to march

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salar jung museum is famous for

• It has a set of sculptures, paintings, carvings, textiles, manuscripts, ceramics, metallic artifacts, carpets, clocks, and furniture from Japan, China, Burma, Nepal, India, Persia, Egypt, Europe, and North America. it's one among the most important museums within the world
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VISITING HOURS:

• 10.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M.
• The Museum is closed on Fridays and Gazetted holidays

ADMISSION TICKETS:

• 20/- per Adult (above 18 Years) for Indians
• 10/- per Children (above 5 Years) for Indians
• 500/- per person for any Foreign Visitor
• 50/- per Still Camera/ Smartphone (Mobile)

PHOTOGRAPHY OF ARTEFACTS:

• Photography of artefacts on display is permitted by using Cameras / Smart Mobile Phones on purchase of Photography ticket.
• Taking selfies is not permitted using flash on camera/ mobiles is prohibited.

Statement of services provided to each citizen/client group

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• The Museum features a Reception Counter at the foremost Entrance gate. A display board showing the layout plan of the galleries cover altogether the three buildings.
• At the doorway of each floor an thorough lay out plan of the galleries located within the ground are placed.
• At the doorway of the Founders Gallery of the Museum “Museum Information System” with 55” monitor is placed for the advantage of the visitors.
• For the guidance of the visitors a help sheet “Journey through Salar Jung Museum” depicting brief of the Museum is out there purchasable within the Sales Counter.
• Signboards showing the tiny print of Gallery No. with
• photograph of the gallery view are available in each corridor.
• Informative and attractive Multi colour tickets are introduced with a fast and sketch plan of the Museum.
• Descriptive labels on important objects displayed within the galleries with relevant photographs.
• Amenities and facilities available for the visitors
• Auditorium with 200 seats capacity and a Lecture Hall with 100 seats capacity.
• Temporary exhibitions halls are altogether the three buildings.
• Pure beverage from 17 water coolers available at details within the museum.
• Toilets are available on each floor.
• Signage for beverage and toilets are provided at appropriate places.
• The Museum features a full-fledged cafeteria pass by Telangana Tourism Department within the most building and tiny cafe within the Western Block for the visitors.
• A souvenir shop pass by Handicrafts & Handlooms Exports Corporation of India Ltd. (HHEC), New Delhi on PPP mode is within the bottom floor of the foremost building. the items through merchandise professionals are available purchasable .
• Wheel chairs are available for the visitors who are physically in disadvantageous position/disabled and specially designed toilets are available for such visitors.
• Cloak Room Facility is out there for the visitors for the safe custody of their belongings. On payment basis.
• Vision and Mission
• To be one among the simplest art museums within the world with a singular experience for visitors and residents of Hyderabad, INDIA.

Mission

• To effectively engage a worldwide audience within the appreciation of decorative arts through the preservation and presentation of the collections of Salar Jung III. Through its exhibitions, programmes, publications, media and other related activities, the Museum strives to inspire and educate people about the rich cultural heritage of India and other parts of the planet , while creating a memorable experience

At the Museum...

• There are 39 galleries in the Museum spread over in three buildings viz., 
• Central Block, Eastern Block (Mir Laiq Ali Khan Bhavan) and Western Block (Mir Turab Ali Khan Bhavan) on two floors. 
• The Central Block with 26 galleries (ground floor 13 galleries, first floor 13 galleries), 
• the Western Block with 7 galleries and the Eastern Block with 6 galleries.
• The museum has many coordinating sections such as the Education Wing, Chemical Conservation Laboratory, Photo section, Display section, Reception and a Sales counter. The museum security is being looked after by the Central Industrial Security Force.

Collections history

• The collections of the Salar Jung Museum are the mirrors of the past human environment, ranging from 2nd century B.C to early 20th century A.D. The museum features a collection of over 46,000 Art Objects, over 8,000 Manuscripts and over 60,000 Printed Books that form the gathering . This collection has been divided into Indian Art, Middle Eastern Art, Persian Art, Nepalese art, Japanese Art, Chinese Art and Western Art. Apart from this, a special gallery is dedicated to the illustrious Salar Jung family, “The Founder’s Gallery”. The exhibits on display are divided into quite 38 galleries.
• The Indian collection consists of Miniature paintings, Modern paintings, Bronzes, Textiles, Ivory, Jade, Bidri ware, Arms and Armour, Stone sculptures, Wood Carvings, Metal-ware, and manuscripts. This section also has ancient Andhra sculptures also as Medieval period paintings. After Salar Jung Museum was declared as an ‘Institution of National Importance’ in 1961, a purchase committee was formed, and a number of other works of recent Indian artists were added to the original collection. Salar Jung Museum probably has the largest collection of ‘Bidri ware’ in the world.

history

• Middle East is represented through its art objects from Persia, Syria and Egypt covering a good range of Carpets, Paper (manuscripts), Ceramics, Glass, Metal ware, Furniture, Lacquer etc. A range of figurative and narrative Persian carpets depicting stories of “Khusrau” is among the prized possessions of the museum.
• The European collection comprises of art objects ranging from resplendent and excellent examples of Oil paintings, aesthetically attractive glass objects to majestic furniture, splendid examples of ivory, enamel ware and clocks. The most treasured masterpiece of the museum is that the “Veiled Rebecca” a marble sculpture by G B. Benzoni bought by Salar Jung I when he visited Italy in 1876.
• Salar Jung Museum is one of the few Indian museums which can boast of an extensive collection of Far Eastern Art consisting of Japanese and Chinese art objects of Porcelain, Bronze, Enamel, Lacquer-ware, Embroidery, Paintings, Wood and Inlay work.
• The objects on display in the Children’s section of the museum are a testimony to the vast range of interests and diverse nature of Salar Jung III, in collecting objects. The objects housed within the section provide informal education to the youngsters aside from providing delight to them. A train from the early 20th century which runs a short distance is a major attraction in the gallery. In addition, the gallery has Porcelain, Metal, Jade objects and Toy armies.
• The museum features a rich library of rare books and illuminated manuscripts of enormous value. There are autographed manuscripts with seal and signatures of Emperors like Akbar, Aurangzeb and Jahanara Begum (daughter of Shah Jahan). It is apparent from the library collection that Salar Jung III and his ancestors were great patrons of literature. The museum offers a window to visitors to know the humanities of India and provides Indians the chance to look at different aspects of the art of other countries of the planet .

Clocks in museum

• A variety and array of clocks greet the visitor within the clock room. There are ancient sundials within the sort of obelisks to large and modern clocks of the 20 th century. Others within the range vary from miniature clocks which require a hand glass to imbibe their beauty and complexity to stately grandfather clocks from as distant as France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Britain including the musical clock Salar Jung bought from Cook and Kelvey of England. Every hour, a timekeeper emerges from the deck of the clock to strike a gong as repeatedly because it is that the hours of the day. The clock is an antique.
• The Salar Jung Museum possesses an honest number of clocks collected from different European countries like France, England, Switzerland, Germany, Holland etc. the variability includes the Bird cage clocks, Bracket clocks, Grandfather clocks, Skeleton clocks, etc. The museum is additionally having some good samples of the clocks of the contemporary period of Louis XV , Louis XVI, and Napoleon 1st of France. the foremost important clock which attracts the best number of tourists everyday is however, a British Bracket clock. it's got a robot by which a miniature toy figure comes out of an enclosure and strikes the gong then returns to the enclosure at each hour.[20]
• The Indian Parliament has declared the museum an establishment of National Importance

Galleries in museum

• As on date, there are 39 galleries within the Museum in three blocks i.e. 
• (1) Central Block (27 galleries), 
• (2) Western Block (7 galleries) 
• (3) Eastern Block (4 galleries) in which nearly 14,000 objects are on display. 
• The Indian collections are from the States of Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Orissa, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, and places like Kangra, Basholi, Jaipur, Udaipur, Mewar, Hyderabad, Golconda, Bijapur, Kurnool and Nirmal. 
• The Western collections are from England, Ireland, France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Venice and Austria. The Eastern collections are from countries like China, Japan, Burma, Korea, Nepal, Thailand, Indonesia and from Middle East countries like Egypt, Syria, Persia and Arabia. 
• The Indian art objects comprise of stone sculptures, bronzes, wood carvings, miniature paintings, modern paintings, ivory, jade, textiles, metal ware, manuscripts, Bidri, arms and Armour, utility ware etc.

History of salar jung museum

• The Salar Jung Museum was established within the year 1951 and is found on the southern bank of the River Musi in Hyderabad, 
• Telangana State of India. The Salar Jung family is liable for its collection of rare art objects from everywhere the planet . 
• The family is one among the foremost illustrious families in Deccan history, five of them having been prime-ministers within the erstwhile Nizam rule of Hyderabad-Deccan. Nawab Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, popularly referred to as Salar Jung III was appointed prime minister by Nawab Mir Osman Ali Khan Nizam VII in 1912. Salar Jung III relinquished the post of dewan or Prime Minister in November 1914 and devoted his life in enriching his treasures of art and literature. 
• The news of his passionate love for art had spread far and wide and his ancestral palace, the Dewan Deodi was forever thronged with sellers of wares from all corners of the planet . 
• He also had agents abroad who sent him catalogues and lists from well-known antique dealers. He didn't limit his purchases only to those sources but also made purchases personally during his tours abroad to Europe and therefore the Middle Eastern countries.
• Not only was he an excellent collector of antiques, art and rare manuscripts he also patronized poets, writers and artists, encouraging literary and cultural activities. 
• He was liable for the publication of the many books on his circle of relatives members. This went on for forty years till he gave up the ghost on 2nd March 1949., 
• the whole collection was left behind without an inheritor. it had been the relations of the late Nawab who got together to gift the fabulous collection to the state as there couldn't are a far better proposal.
• The collection within the sort of a museum was declared open on 16th December 1951 in Dewan Deodi, home lately Salar Jung’s and was opened to the general public by Pandit Nehru , 
• the primary Prime Minister of India. Later the govt of India with the consent of the relations took over the Museum formally through a compromise deed and therefore the museum was administered by the Ministry of research project and Cultural Affairs, Government of India. Finally, in 1961, through an “Act of Parliament” the Salar Jung museum along side its library was declared an “Institution of National Importance”.
• The Museum was transferred to its present building, inaugurated by Dr. Zakir Hussain, President of India within the year 1968. The administration was transferred to an Autonomous Board, with the Governor of Andhra Pradesh as its Chairman. After bifurcation of the state the Governor of Telangana is its Chairman.

A Brief History of the Salar Jung Family.

Nawab Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung I, was awarded the title of Salar Jung Bahadur at the age of 13, and later he was appointed as Prime Minister at the age of 24 by Nizam IV, Nawab Mir Farkhunda Ali Khan Nasir-ud-Daulah. He was an astute administrator, known for his reforms and being a connoisseur of art. He died in the year 1883. Salar Jung i used to be inspired by commemorative mementos made for coronations and special events of European royal families. On his visit to England in 1876, he ordered ceramic objects bearing his portraits. He is also said to possess bought the” Veiled Rebecca” to India along side many other master pieces. Today this sculpture is one of the most prized treasures of the Museum.

He had two sons and two daughters, Laiq Ali Khan and Sadath Ali Khan and Noor Unnisa Begum and Sultan Bakht Begum. His eldest son, Mir Laiq Ali Khan was appointed first as secretary to the Council of Regency and later as a member of the Council of State. He was appointed as Prime Minister in 1884 by the Nizam VI of Hyderabad Nawab Mir Mehboob Ali Khan was conferred the title “Imad-us-Sultanat”. He spent most of his time in continuing the social reforms of his father had begun and was referred to as an excellent administrator. When he was 26 years old he died at Poona leaving behind a 24-day old infant, Abdul Qasim Mir Yousuf Ali Khan. His mother Zainab Begum along with the child came to Hyderabad.

When Mir Yousuf Ali Khan was ten years old, the Nizam bestowed upon him the family title of “Salar Jung” and restored his ‘Mansab’ and other titles. Great care was taken in his upbringing. Nawab Mir Yousuf Ali Khan came into possession of the foremost important assets and gradually built this extraordinary collection into an art treasure. He became heir to enormous wealth when he inherited an enormous estate of 450 villages cover 1480 square miles of land, with annual revenue of Rs 23 lakh, a substantial income at that time. He was an aesthete known for his refined taste with an avid interest in arts of India, Europe, the Middle East and Far Eastern Countries. From an early age he showed his inclination for collecting rare pieces of art objects from everywhere the planet .

Salar Jung III emulated the traditions of European royal families in commissioning famous manufacturing houses in Europe to specially design gold-crested cutlery and crockery. There are many household objects within the museum today which stand testimony to the present . Nawab Mir Osman Ali Khan, the seventh Nizam appointed Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, Salar Jung III, as his prime minister in 1912. On health grounds, Salar Jung III relinquished the post of prime minister in November 1914. Thereafter, he devoted his time to complement his collection .

WHERE TO STAY

Telangana Tourism operates Plaza Hotel in Begumpet, Located at distance of 13.7 kms from Charminar is a comfortable stay. The Plaza hotel here is ideal for tourists visiting destinations in and around Hyderabad. There are standard and deluxe A/C rooms and the interiors are world-class, designed aesthetically to attract tourists. The rooms of the hotel are well-maintained, the environs look pleasing and this hotel is built in signature style in the midst of the city. There is also an attached restaurant here offering quality food for the visitors at specified timings. A prominent hotel of Telangana tourism, Plaza Hotel has well-laid tiles while the woodwork of suites indicate world-class construction, thereby creating a landmark hotel of the tourism department.

Other visiting places in Hyderabad

• Ramoji film city
• Salar Jung museum
• Zoo park
• golkonda
• Birla mandir
• Wonderla
• Snow world
• Hitech city
• Hussain sagar
• Necklace road

How to reach charminar

By air

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, located at Shamshabad near Hyderabad is adjudged as one of the best airports in the world. It connects Hyderabad, the heart of Telangana with various other national and international cities and capitals. The airport offers visa-on-arrival facility for citizens from more than 140 countries, a boon for overseas tourists.

By train:

Hyderabad has three main railway stations, namely Hyderabad Railway Station, Secunderabad Railway Station and Kacheguda Railway Station. These railheads connect the city with prime destinations in India such as Delhi, Mumbai, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai and Bangalore.

By bus

Charminar is one in every of the foremost outstanding landmarks of Hyderabad town therefore reaching here is very straightforward even for 1st time guests. set on the Charminar road, Char Kaman within the Ghansi Bazaar, it will be reached via motor vehicle rickshaws and taxis.

• There square measure several TSRTC buses that operate from major bus stands and railway stations of town to Charminar. the space between Charminar and Hyderabad bus stand is five kilometer.

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