Uncover the Riches of the Salar Jung Museum Collection

No time for a Salar Jung Museum visit? Here’s how to take an immersive e-tour

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Mohammed Rayees 6 Feb 2025 4:02 PM

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The Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad, renowned for its vast collection of antiques and art treasures, offers a virtual tour for those unable to visit in person. Through a partnership with Google Arts and Culture, visitors can explore the museum's digitalized collection online, including sculptures, paintings, carvings, textiles, manuscripts, and more. The platform provides 360-degree panoramic views, allowing users to interact with artifacts like swords and portraits of Nawabs. The museum's website also offers virtual tours of various galleries, including the Founders, Ivory, Porcelain, Chinese, and European Clock galleries. The museum's collection was amassed over three generations by a family of nobles who served as prime ministers of Nizams, with Salar Jung I, an art connoisseur, beginning the acquisitions. Among the highlights is the famed marble statue "Veiled Rebecca" from Rome.

Hyderabad: Salar Jung Museum, built next to the famous Musi River which snakes through Hyderabad, is one of the most visited museums in India. The museum boasts the largest collection of antiques and art treasures you will ever find in a museum in the world.

Want to visit the museum but have no time or you live in a different city? Fret not. The museum has got you covered. They have tied-up with the Google Cultural Institute which allows art aficionados and those who are interested in exploring antique items and artifacts to virtually visit museums and art galleries on its website.

Simply head to Google Arts and Culture platform and search for ‘Salar Jung Museum’ and start your e-tour of the digitalized versions of its rare collection of sculptures, paintings, carvings, textiles, manuscripts, ceramics and artefacts.

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The online tour of this spectacular museum will take the visitor through an amazing journey to a bygone era. The artifacts galleries provide a 360-degree panoramic viewing experience on the internet. You can see a variety of swords with a few archived inscriptions, paintings and portraits of Nawabs, including a double-edged sword, ceremonial sword of Salar Jung III, Shamshir and Nagan with the click of a button from the comfort of your home.

Apart from Google Arts and Culture, people can also take the virtual tour of artefacts on the museum’s website and explore several galleries which include Founders gallery, Ivory gallery, Porcelain gallery, Chinese gallery, and European clock gallery among others.

Salar Jung Museum, considered as India’s third largest museum, has a collection by three generations of a family of nobles who served as prime ministers of Nizams. Among the nobles, an art connoisseur Nawab Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung I first started acquiring art objects from around the world which include the popular marble statue ‘Veiled Rebecca’ from Rome.

This painting depicts the Mughal emperor Akbar and his court musician Tansen, one of the Navaratnas (Nine Gems) of Akbar’s court. The scene is highly detailed, showcasing a grand royal gathering outside a Mughal fort, likely Fatehpur Sikri or Agra Fort. (1/4) #SalarJungMuseum pic.twitter.com/Ro02Q3WMls

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