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The
Salar Jung Museum :
The Salar Jung Museum has a fine
collections of jade, metal ware,
textiles and weapons which provide a
look into the post Mughal court life.
The jade room displays beautiful wine
bowls, daggers with jade handles, plates
, mirror frames. On dispaly in the Ivory
Room are chess sets, images and painted
objects. The paintings on view include
Jain palm leaf miniatures, miniatures
from the Deccani, Malwa, Mewar and
kangra schools. There is also a Western
art section which contains glass from
Venice, Bohemia and England, imitations
of European painters and the museum's
pride.
The State Museum :
The State Museum is housed in a building
converted from one of the Nizam's
mansions. On the ground floor are
bronzes and Stone age implements.
However, the interesting objects are a
life-size lizard, a mother and child
dating to the 2nd century BC, three
enormous temple bells, an unusual boyish
rendering of Parvati and a narasimha,
seated with lakshmi on his lap. Upstairs
are cases of ivory, enamel and porcelain
ware as well as examples of Bidri, the
State's best known craft technique |
