Salar Jung Museum is an art museum located at Darushifa, on the southern bank of the Musi river in the city of Hyderabad, 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. The museum's collection was sourced from the property of the Salar Jung family.

The prominent art museum of Hyderabad, The Salar Jung Museum was found the year 1951 and it lies on the southern bank of the river Musi. Salar Jung is one of the notable Museums of India; it is the third largest museum in the sub-continent. This art Museum was inaugurated in the year December 16 of 1951 by then India�s Prime Minister, Shri Jawaharlal Nehru. Later in 1961, it was transformed as national museum under the Salar Jung museum act. A new building (Present one) was built later in 1968 and the entire collection shifted here.

Actual man behind the fame of this Museum is the former Prime Minister of the seventh Nizam of Hyderabad, Nawab Mir Yousuf Ali Khan Salar Jung III (Mir Yousuf Ali Khan); he has dedicated his whole life in developing Salar Jung and also spent a lot of money in collecting the rare antiques and precious arts. The collections belonging to his 'Diwan Deodi' palace were also seen in this majestic place.

Salar Jung Museum houses a large variety collection of sculptures, ivory carvings, miniature paintings, wooden, musical clocks, manuscripts, ceramics, metallic items, carpets and furniture from abroad countries. And also it boasts of rare antiques in the world. The building houses 38 galleries and they are spread as 20 galleries and 18 galleries for down and upper floors. All types of Quran Collections around the around inducing Arab Kuran are seen here. Few Qurans written in gold and silver fonts are also existed. Arts of Chinese porcelain, Indian European and Persian paintings, various sculptures, carpets, arms etc found here. Ancient Swords and Daggers belonging to Aurangzeb and Queen Noor Jehan, Emperor Jahangir and Shah Jahan are presented here. Salar Jung Museum houses most famous white marble statue-Veiled Rebecca and it is visual delight.

Apart from all these arts, antiques, sculptures and precious ancient items, the one item which attracts the visitors is a huge mechanical musical clock that was sold by Cook and Kelvy of Britain. A small cute soldier toy in the clock will beat the musical gong every hour to indicate the time; he opens the door and comes out to do his work. Mestophiles and the Lady with the lamp are also worth visiting. Salar Jung Museum also comprise of Education section, Chemical Laboratory, Photo sections, sales counters. High security is alerted here always, to protect the precious collection of Salar Jung Museum.

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