AP State Archeology Museum or Hyderabad Museum is a museum located in Hyderabad, India

India

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History

In 1930, the State Museum was installed inside a palace constructed in 1864, within the Public Gardens

Public Gardens, Hyderabad

Public Gardens earlier known as Bagh-e-Aam is a historic park located in the heart of the city of Hyderabad, India. It was built during the period of the Nizams. -History:...

, Nampally

Nampally

Nampally is one of the biggest suburbs of Hyderabad, India.The biggest landmark is the Hyderabad Deccan Station, locally known as the Nampally railway station.-History:...

. The Nizam had built the palace for one of his daughters, and it was called the "Doll's House". However, due to a superstition, the daughter did not occupy the palace. The AP State Archeology Museum is the only museum in the country with reproductions of the Ajanta paintings. Its manuscript section includes a copy of the Quran bearing the seal of Emperor Shah Jahan." "

Collection

This museum's main attraction is its 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.

There is a huge gallery on Buddha

Buddha

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 dating back to last century. The museum has wide variety of archaeological artifacts from the Nizam, Kakatiya dynasty.

External links

• Official site