Nizam's Museum or H.E.H Nizam's Museum is a museum located in

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at Purani Haveli, a palace of the erstwhile Nizams. This museum showcases the gifts that the last Nizam of

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, Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII received on his silver jubilee celebrations. The museum is a

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mainly of

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s, gifts and mementos presented by dignitaries to the last Nizam on the occasion of the silver jubilee celebrations in 1936. Models made of

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of all the landmark buildings in Hyderabad, with

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s about them in

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History

The museum was opened on 18 February 2000 by the Nizam Trust to the general public.

2018 Theft

This museum became part of the national news in September 2018 as two Hyderabadi youths managed to steal a golden tiffin box studded with diamonds, and some other valuable items by dodging the CCTV cameras and security at the museum. Both were soon caught by the police and the security at the museum was beefed up after the incident.

Collections

A golden throne used for the silver jubilee celebrations of the last Nizam, a gold tiffin box inlaid with diamonds, miniature replica of the Jubilee Hall, glass inlaid painting of Mir Osman Ali Khan, a wooden writing box studded with mother-of-

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, diamonds and other precious stone studded golden

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s, caskets, and silver ittardans (perfume containers) presented by the

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of Palvancha, Silver coffee cups studded with diamonds and silver

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elephant with

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, replica made of silver of a tree with Lord Krishna playing are on display. A 1930

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and a Jaguar Mark V are among the

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s on display. The museum also features the

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of the sixth nizam which was also the world's biggest (176 ft long) or largest walk through wardrobe and is one of its kind, a 150-year-old manually operated lift, and 200-year-old

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Gallery

File:Watch in Nizam museum.jpg, Watch in Nizam museum File:Female footware with guilt metal embroidery.jpg, Female footwear with embroidery File:Tiligree boxes of Nizams Hyderabad.jpg, Filigree boxes of Nizams Hyderabad File:Hat and shoes belonging to Nawab mir Usman Ali Khan .jpg, Hat and shoes belonging to Nawab mir Usman Ali Khan File:Silver trovel.jpg, Silver trove

External links

Official Nizams Museum WebsiteTimes of India feature

Times of India

References