{"id":674,"date":"2019-03-04T11:24:42","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T11:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routeprints.com\/?p=674"},"modified":"2020-01-06T09:50:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T09:50:16","slug":"salar-jung-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routeprints.com\/salar-jung-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Salar Jung Museum &#8211; Timings and Tickets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hyderabad\u2019s Salar Jung Museum, which is the third largest museum in the country, was inaugurated by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru in 1951. After then, the museum\u2019s entire collection was shifted to its present place in 1968. The present building is located on the southern banks of Musi River, which is really close to Old Hyderabad\u2019s famous historic monuments and if you are an antique and artifact lover you should <a href=\"https:\/\/routeprints.com\/sanghi-temple-timings\/\">visit ancient temples in Hyderabad<\/a>. Once you visit the museum, you\u2019ll get to witness some fantastic antiques and artifacts, which are mainly collected by Mir Yousuf Ali Khan (Salar Jung III), Nawab Turab Ali Khan (Salar Jung I) and his successors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/routeprints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Salar-Jung-Museum-2.jpg\" alt=\"Salar Jung Museum\" class=\"wp-image-675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/routeprints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Salar-Jung-Museum-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/routeprints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Salar-Jung-Museum-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/routeprints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Salar-Jung-Museum-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/routeprints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Salar-Jung-Museum-2-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">This Blog Includes<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6616b13bec68f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6616b13bec68f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/routeprints.com\/salar-jung-museum\/#Salar_Jung_Museum_Timings\" title=\"Salar Jung Museum&nbsp;Timings\">Salar Jung Museum&nbsp;Timings<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/routeprints.com\/salar-jung-museum\/#Timings_and_Entry_Fee\" title=\"Timings and Entry Fee \">Timings and Entry Fee <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/routeprints.com\/salar-jung-museum\/#What_youll_get_at_the_museum\" title=\"What you\u2019ll get at the\nmuseum?\">What you\u2019ll get at the\nmuseum?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/routeprints.com\/salar-jung-museum\/#Activities_of_the_Salar_Jung_Museum\" title=\"Activities of the Salar Jung\nMuseum \">Activities of the Salar Jung\nMuseum <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/routeprints.com\/salar-jung-museum\/#How_to_reach_the_museum\" title=\"How to reach the museum?\">How to reach the museum?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Salar_Jung_Museum_Timings\"><\/span><strong>Salar Jung Museum&nbsp;Timings<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Timings_and_Entry_Fee\"><\/span><strong>Timings and Entry Fee <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The museum remains\nopen from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on all day except Friday. Entry in the museum is\ndone by buying a ticket, which is for Rs.20 for the general public and free for\nthe students and children up to 18 years of age but you need to show the\nidentity card. For foreigners, it is Rs.500. In fact, the museum keeps a\nChildren\u2019s week from 14<sup>th<\/sup> November to 20<sup>th<\/sup> November where\nstudents up to 18 years of age are allowed to come with their teachers for\nfree. Also, there\u2019s a Museum Week from 8<sup>th<\/sup> January to 14<sup>th<\/sup>\nJanuary when the public is given concession on their entrance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_youll_get_at_the_museum\"><\/span><strong>What you\u2019ll get at the\nmuseum?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, the museum is\ncounted as the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> largest museum in the country, which is for a\nright reason because the museum is spread over in 3 buildings i.e. The Central\nBlock, Eastern Block also called the Mir Laiq Ali Khan Bhavan, and The Western\nBlock also called the Mir Turab Ali Khan Bhavan on two floors. There are 27\ngalleries in the Central Block that mean 15 on the ground floor, and 12 on the\nfirst floor. You\u2019ll also get to visit different sections in the museum like the\nChemical Conservation Laboratory, Education Wing, Reception, Display Section,\nPhoto Section, and a Sales Counter. In fact, the place has taken care of the\npublic by giving them the facilities of restrooms, cloakrooms at all the main\npoints and a cafeteria that is run by Telangana tourism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Activities_of_the_Salar_Jung_Museum\"><\/span><strong>Activities of the Salar Jung\nMuseum <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The best part about\nthe museum is that they frequently organize workshops and some special\nexhibitions with the help of International Museums and Organizations. In fact,\nthe museum provides the public with the facility of brochures, guide-books,\nbooks, and research journals on a few subjects published in English, Hindi, and\nUrdu. A number of workshops and seminars are held regularly and are organized\non special occasions as well to celebrate the birthday of Salar Jung III,\nChildren\u2019s week, and Museum Week (as discussed above), as a part of the educational\nventure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_reach_the_museum\"><\/span><strong>How to reach the museum?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The easiest way to\nreach the museum is to take either the road route or the rail route. The\nnearest railway stations, which are just 3 miles away from the museum, are\nKachiguda and Nampally Stations. Also, there are frequent bus services\neverywhere from the city to Afzalgunj and then there\u2019s a walking distance to\nthe museum. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hyderabad\u2019s Salar Jung Museum, which is the third largest museum in the country, was inaugurated by the first Prime Minister&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[100],"tags":[169,114,175],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/routeprints.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/routeprints.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/routeprints.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/routeprints.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/routeprints.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/routeprints.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/routeprints.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/routeprints.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/routeprints.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/routeprints.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}