Museums of Hyderabad, a day trip

10 AM- Nizam’s Museum We visit Purani Haveli to reach the Nizam’s museum. A rich collection of memoirs, gifts, souvenirs from all over the world welcomes us. This museum was created on the wishes of last and the seventh Nizam, Asaf Jah VII. The Nizam’s museum gives us a glimpse into the lives of Nizams who were the richest people in the world of their times. This highlight of this museum is the 6th Nizam’s 176 feet long wardrobe made of Burma teak. He needed this gigantic wardrobe as he never repeated his clothes!

It has the world’s largest one-man Art collection. Nawab Mir Yusuf Ali Khan Salar Jung III(1889–1949) who was the Prime Minister of the seventh Nizam of Hyderabad, spent a fortune over thirty-five years to build this collection. The collection ranges from 2nd century B.C to early 20th century A.D of different cultures such as Greek, Roman, Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Christian and Islamic.

Sudha Car Museum is the brainchild of Mr. K. Sudhakar, a Guinness World Record Holder for making the Largest Tricycle in the world. Some of the captivating exhibits include an ornament train with its bogies in the shape of jewelry, cars in the shape of bridal dresses, handbags, lipsticks & compact and stilettos!

The topics range from comets, Hubble’s Telescope, planets, eclipses and even unidentified flying objects. We will also visit a Dinosaurium with exhibits including tiny fossilized dinosaur eggs, tree and shells of marine origin and a 160 million years old fossil of Kotasaurus Yamanpalliensis.