Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad.
The Salar Jung Museum was established in 1951 under the supervision of Salar Jung Estate Committee. Later, an act of parliament known as "Salar Jung Museum Act-1961" was passed on 19th May, 1961, thereby the museum along with its extensive library was declared as an institution of national importance and the administration was transferred to the Salar Jung Museum Board, an autonomous body, formed under the preview of the Act.
The Salar Jung Museum is a repository of rare objects from nearly all over the world, right from Europe to the Far Eastern nations in Asia.
At present, the Museum has in its collection the art and antiques of European, Middle Eastern and Far Eastern origin, apart from the chronicles of the rich Indian heritage - dating from the Mauryan to the Mughal dynasty and the rule of the Nizams. Nawab Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, Salar Jung III, the last patron of the family is responsible for the maximum collection, conservation and preservation.
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