Salarjung Museum:

The room where Salarjung’s family articles are kept:

      This room has a portrait of Salarjung, his other belongings, and the belongings of his family members. As far as the memory goes his family history started with Shaik Ovaisi Kharni. We see his portrait here. The other portraits we see here are of Mir Alam, Munni Ul Mulk the second, Mohammed Ali Khan, Salarjung the first, Salrjung the second. As far as Salar Jung the third is concerned we see many of his portraits here in many postures. The articles used by him, the presentation and mementos her received also we see here. In 1876 A.D.Edward Albert presented a silver bowl to Salrjung, the first. Minton Porcelain Manufacturers sent a porcelain bowl to his as a presentation, in 1877 A.D. Queen Victoria presented certificates to the 6^th Nizam, and to Slarjun in Urdu- all these are seen in this room. A porcelain bowl manufactured in Czechoslovakia, the wine cups, the glasses on which is written I trust the God, a silver chair, the books of Salarjung, the other certificates he received - everything is in this room.

      The Salarjungs worked as ministers to the Nizam. That is one reason why the portraits of Nizam are collected here. Sikindar Jha Bahadur, Afzal Uddaula the fifth, Mehaboob Alikhan, Mir Husna Ali khan all served as the Ministers. The portraits of all the above said are collected here. The royal families in those days used to wear Zari clothes in the ceremonies.  Those clothes are also collected here.  

Room No 3:

The collection of Indian art and articles:

      These we find in room no. 3 of the museum. The articles, sculptures, brass idols, kalamkari apparel, sculptures made in wood, miniature art, paintings of modern art, the art specially carved in ivory, the carvings in green stone, clothes, brass utensils, writings, armory each are exhibited in this room.  

The brass utensils and clothes of India:

     The 3^rd room has brass utensils and clothes. The idol of Lord Vishnu belongs to Pallava period (9^th Century A.D) and it attracts the viewers most. Cholas ruled from 646 A.D. to 1214 A.D. Brass idols of that period are also seen here. In the same manner the belongings of Kakatiyas and Kalyani Chalukys of the same period are also collected here.

      The Parsvanath of Jains is a magnificent structure with a nine-hooded cobra over his head. This belongs to the 8^th century A.D.  Pancha Teertha Jaina statue belongs to 1396 A.D.The brass articles belong to the Vijayanagar dynasty. The statue of Nataraja is seen in Ananda Tandava posture. The statute of Somaskadha belongs to Vijayanagar period of 16^th Century. The other statues are of Shiva and Vishnu. Narasimha, Yoga Narasimha, Govardhana Giridhari, Laskhminarayana, Ganesha, Sridevei, Bhudevi are some of the precious collections. 

      As far as kalamkari section is concerned they are done on the cloth. All these paints are done with vegetable juices. On a big screen is painted the various scenes of Ramayana and the commentary under them is in Telugu. Parvati Kalyanam, Dakhsa Yagna Dhwamsam, the description regarding them in Telugu belong to 19^th century.  It is collected from Palakol. The lamps of temples, the screens behind the deity are worth watching. Lord Krishna along with Gopis is painted on these screens. The river Yamuna by the side of Gopis and the trees etc, are painted very beautifully.  

Room No.4:

      This room has collection of Indian Statues. The paintings of lion, ox, horse belong to the period of Lord Ashoka are here. The lotus of Sungas of before Chirst era is also found here. The red stone sculptures of Kushanas are brought from Kaushambi. The Statute of Buddha belong to 2 or 3 rd Century A.D. is brought from Nelakondapally. They are the living examples of the expertise of Andhra sculptors. Mukhalingam of Guptas, Yaksha and Yaksinis, Lord Vishnu along with consorts Sreedevi, and Bhoodevi, Saptamatrikas are all collected and kept in this room. The Vaishnavi statue of Pallavas of 8^th century is a special attraction to this room.  We find Chandikeswara in the standing posture and Surya statue, which belongs to Chola period. Lord Vishnu in a sleeping posture on his snake bed belongs to Kakatiyas times. The statues of Parsvanatha and Mahaveer belong to 12^th Century. The marble statues of Jainas, the Prabhavati statue, the Gandhravas in flying posture and the decorative pieces belong to 13^th century A.D. Parsvanatha statue is imported from Rajasthan.  It belongs to 15^th Century. 

Room No 5:

      The art of South India are found in Room no. 5. Here we find sculptures carved in wood, the artistry of Nirmal artists, metal articles, and ivory articles. The armed Vishnu of 1^st and 2^nd centuries found in Nagarjuna hill is the special attraction to this. room. The sculptors of that period carved many articles in wood. The chairs, doors, tables, 

the statues of goddesses, unlimited numbers of art pieces are here. Big wooden carvings, where two horses and horsemen are carved with expertise belong to the times of Nayaka rajas. In this they fixed a brass carving of Rama Pattabhishekam. This sculpture belongs to Thailand. The separation screens have flowers and animals carved on them. The wheels of the chariot, which belong to the Shiva and Vaishnava type of sculpture, belong to the 18^th and 19^th century A.D. The Garuda, the chairs and tables of Malabar makes the viewers dumb fold.

Room No.6:

      The 6^th gallery has collection of clothes belonging to Indian culture. Indian by the time Sindhu culture itself knew the weaving of cotton clothes. Brockade, himari, sashru, maslu, velvet, and woolen clothes are also collected in this room. We find petticoats, skirts, saris, blouses, shawl, veils etc. Here. The stand of hukkah, belong to Moghul period. The shawls of Kashmir belong to 18^th and 19^th century. The muslin waistcloth, the Zari coats do not allow the visitors to turn their looks. Lucknow chicken art is seen on the screen. The silk saris of south India, the phoolkari embroidery of Punjab, the marriage attires etc, are also kept in this division. 

Room No.14:

      The collection here belongs to 18^th and 19^th century.  One cannot imagine a mat with ivory threads. But, the artists of that time made it possible. Even the covers of the books, the art of humans, flowers, leaves carved on them exhibit exemplary expertise. They belong to 18^th century. The pawns of chess carved from ivory, the chessboard and the band of lay musicians every one of them exhibit the expertise of the artists. The Moghul Queen in the standing posture is the special attraction of this gallery. The paper cutter has elephants carved on their hands. The ivory lantern stands as an example to the Mysore artistry.  

      The articles, which adorn the tables made of ivory, the ivory chairs belong to Europe. The latter are presented by 16^th Louis of France to Tippu Sultan. Some of the ivory pieces are made by Chinese artists.