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Established | 16 December 1951 |
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Location | Dar-ul-Shifa, Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
Type | Art Museum |
Key holdings | Veiled Rebecca |
Collection size | 1.1 million objects |
Owner | Government of India |
Website | www |
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.[1] 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.
It has a collection of sculptures, paintings, carvings, textiles, manuscripts, ceramics, metallic artefacts, carpets, clocks, and furniture from Japan, China, Burma, Nepal, India, Persia, Egypt, Europe, and North America. It is one of the largest museums in the world.[2]