Salar Jung Museum
17°22′17″N 78°28′49″E / 17.371426°N 78.480347°E
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The Salar Jung Museum building | |
| 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. 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.