Brief History and Evolution of the
Museum:
The Salar Jung Museum of Hyderabad is
a repository of the artistic achievements of diverse European, Asian and Far
Eastern countries of the world. The major portion of this collection was
acquired by Nawab Mir Yousuf Ali Khan popularly known as Salar Jung III. The
zeal for acquiring art objects continued as a family tradition for three
generations of Salar Jungs. In 1914, Salar Jung III, after having relinquished
the post of Prime Minister to H.E.H., the Nizam VII, Nawab Mir Osman Ali Khan,
devoted rest of his entire life in collecting and enriching the treasures of
art and literature till he lived. The precious and rare art objects collected
by him for a period of over forty years, find place in the portals of the Salar
Jung Museum, as rare to very rare pieces of art.
