National Art Museum Salar Jung, located in the beautiful city of Hyderabad, is the third largest in the whole of India. This world-famous Museum has unique exhibits, the age of some of them goes back thousands of years.

Much of the credit for the creation of the Museum belongs to the former Prime Minister of the Seventh Nizam of Hyderabad – Nawab Mir Yusuf Ali Khan, the Salar Jung III, who, because of a lack of direct heirs, decided to donate his collection of Antiques that he collected throughout his life, in his residence to the private Museum of the Sofa Diode, and later she was transferred to the Salar Jung. But it is believed that at the moment the Museum is not the whole collection, that of the values was secretly sold, and some is lost when moving.

Salar Jung opened its doors to the public in 1951. It is a huge white multi-storey building, divided into three thematic sections: the Eastern, Western and Indian cultures. They, in turn, are subdivided into 38 galleries, located on the first two floors of the building, in which are exhibited a variety of things: sculpture, paintings, textiles, furniture, ceramics, jewelry, coins. In addition to galleries, the Museum has a library, reading room, chemical laboratory, shop.

Salar Jung has a rich collection, the number of exhibits which has 1 million copies, collected around the world. One of the highlights of the Museum is the famous Room with a Clock, a collection of timepieces from different countries and different times.

In addition to permanent exhibitions, the Museum often hosts exhibitions of famous artists and sculptors.

Not surprisingly, the Museum salad Jung was recognized as a national treasure of India, and is one of the most visited museums in the country.