India Guide
Andhra Pradesh
Salar Jung Museum
Address: On the south bank of the Musi
Price: Rs150
Opening time: Daily except Fri 10am–5pm
The unmissable Salar Jung Museum houses part of the huge collection of Salar Jung, one of the nizam's prime ministers, and his ancestors. A well-travelled man of wealth, he bought whatever took his fancy from both East and West, from the sublime to, in some cases, the ridiculous. His extraordinary hoard includes Indian jade, miniatures, furniture, lacquer-work, Mughal opaque glassware, fabrics, bronzes, Buddhist and Hindu sculpture, manuscripts, and weapons. Avoid visiting the museum at the weekend, when it gets very crowded.