Explore Hyderabad through Museums

Explore Hyderabad through Museums

In the museum tour of Hyderabad, we will relive the rich cultural heritage of the city through its museums with the guidance of a cultural evangelist. We will begin at the Nizam Museum which gives a glimpse into the lives of Nizams once the world’s richest, Salar Jung Museum which is one of the largest one-man collections of the world, Sudha Car Museum, the first and only handmade Wacky Car museum in the World and Birla Planetarium famous for its magnificent sky shows.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Nizam Museum, Purani Haveli, Hyderabad 500002 India

We visit Purani Haveli to reach the Nizam’s museum. A rich collection of memoirs, gifts, souvenirs from all over the world welcomes us. This museum was created on the wishes of last and the seventh Nizam, Asaf Jah VII. The Nizam’s museum gives us a glimpse into the lives of Nizams who were the richest people in the world of their times. This highlight of this museum is the 6th Nizam’s 176 feet long wardrobe made of Burma teak. He needed this gigantic wardrobe as he never repeated his clothes!

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Salar Jung Museum, Salar Jung Rd, near Minar Function Hall, Darulshifa, Hyderabad, Telangana 500002, India

We visit Salarjung, the most famous museum in Hyderabad. It has the world’s largest one-man Art collection. Nawab Mir Yusuf Ali Khan Salar Jung III(1889–1949) who was the Prime Minister of the seventh Nizam of Hyderabad, spent a fortune over thirty-five years to build this collection. The collection ranges from 2nd century B.C to early 20th century A.D of different cultures such as Greek, Roman, Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Christian and Islamic.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Sudha Cars Museum, 19-5-15/1/D, Bahadurpura, Hyderabad India

Our next destination in the museum tour of Hyderabad is the first and only handmade Wacky Car museum in the World. Sudha Car Museum is the brainchild of Mr. K. Sudhakar, a Guinness World Record Holder for making the Largest Tricycle in the world. Some of the captivating exhibits include an ornament train with its bogies in the shape of jewelry, cars in the shape of bridal dresses, handbags, lipsticks & compact and stilettos!

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: B.M. Birla Planetarium, Near Birla Temple Hill Fort, Hyderabad 500063 India

The Birla Planetarium is famous for its spectacular sky shows. The topics range from comets, Hubble’s Telescope, planets, eclipses and even unidentified flying objects. We will also visit a Dinosaurium with exhibits including tiny fossilized dinosaur eggs, tree and shells of marine origin and a 160 million years old fossil of Kotasaurus Yamanpalliensis.

Duration: 1 hour