8 months ago
Salar Jung Museum Unveils Renovated Founders Gallery
The Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad has a new and improved Founders Gallery.
This gallery shows special things from the Salar Jung family, who were important leaders a long time ago.
There are beautiful vases, gold and silver items, and fancy glasses.
The governor of the state opened the new gallery.
He said the museum is very important for keeping our culture alive.
The museum started a long time ago, in 1951, and moved to its current building in 1968.
It's by the Musi river.
The gallery has things from when Salar Jung-I and Salar Jung-II were alive, like gifts they got from important people.
There are also paintings and clothes from Salar Jung-III.
The museum wants to be a place where everyone can enjoy and learn about history.
The Founders Gallery at Salar Jung Museum was renovated and relaunched during its 74th Formation Day celebrations.
The gallery displays artefacts related to the Salar Jung family, including a porcelain vase from 1876 and a commemorative vase from 1897.
Governor Jishnu Dev Varma inaugurated the gallery, emphasizing its importance as a cultural heritage site.
The collection includes gold and silver objects, cut glass items, and fine arts from across the world.
The museum was established in 1951 and moved to its current location by the Musi river in 1968.
- Who
- Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, Salar Jung family, Jawaharlal Nehru
- What
- Renovation and relaunch of the Founders Gallery at Salar Jung Museum
- Where
- Hyderabad, India
- When
- 74th Formation Day celebrations on Tuesday
- Why
- To preserve and showcase the cultural heritage of the Salar Jung family and to address challenges faced by museums, such as declining footfalls
Key facts
- Location
- Hyderabad
- Inaugurated by
- Governor Jishnu Dev Varma
- Year of establishment
- 1951
- Current building year
- 1968
- River nearby
- Musi
- Notable artefacts
- Porcelain vases, gold casket, silver monteith, cut glass objects, fine arts collection
- Significance
- Cultural heritage of Salar Jung family and Nizam-era prime ministers
Quotes
Governor Jishnu Dev Varma
Governor of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
“The highest education is that which does not merely give us information, but makes our life in harmony with all existence.”
thehansindia.com
