YSR AP State Archaeological Museum

How to reach: The museum is located adjacent to the famous land mark public gardens, nampally.
Timing:        All days of the week except Friday: 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Entry fee:    Rs 10/- per person. Rs 20/- for still photography

Notable Galleries:

a.    Egyptian mummy, which was brought to Hyderabad by the son-in-law of VI Nizam Mahbub Ali Khan, and donated it to the last Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan. He reportedly brought it for a paltry sum of 1000 pounds.

b.    Bronze gallery, which contains the idols found from various excavations in Andhra Pradesh.

c.    Decorative art gallery

d.    Kakatiya mandapam (13^th Century AD)

e.    Wooden Chariot, from the Jataprolu Samsthanam mehboobnagar district, vijayanagar period 17^th Century AD. (for more about Jataprolu Samsthanam)

f.     Silaa shasanams or Old inscriptions Gallery

g.    Buddha Gallery

h.    Ajanta Gallery: The Nizam’s Government appointed two great artists namely Khan Bahadur Syed Ahmed and Sri. Md.Jalaluddin, in the year 1949, to make eye-copies of these paintings. The masterpieces displayed in this gallery are the original paintings drawn by the two artists of Hyderabad.

i.      Cannons: The cannons displayed here are Indian, English and French dating from 16^th to 19^th Century.

j.     Art Gallery

k.    Dwara bandam or Door Jamb

l.      Jain Gallery