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The SalarJung Museum houses the private collections of SalarJung,
the Nizam of Hyderabad's prime minister. Besides exhibiting SalarJung's personal
belongings, the museum has fine collections of jade, metalware, textiles and
weapons.
The Jade Room displays beautiful wine bowls, daggers with jade handles, plates,
mirror frames in soft translucent colours: white, pink and shades of green.
The metalware includes Bidri hookah stands, trays and plates. There are carved
ivory chess sets, screens and images. The textile section exhibits kalamkaris
(painted and printed cotton spreads) from Masulipatnam and Kalahasti, shawls
from Kashmir, brocades and embroideries.
The paintings on view include Jain palm leaf miniatures, miniatures from the
Deccani, Malwa, Mewar and Kangra schools. There is also a Western Art section
which contains glass from Venice, Bohemia and England, imitations of European
painters and the museum's pride: The Veiled Rebecca by G B Benzoni(1876).
SalarJung Museum
Hyderabad
Timing: 10.00 am to 5.00 pm
Closed on Fridays and government holidays.
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