Telangana State Archaeology Museum

Telangana State Archeology Museum
Established 1930
Location Nampally, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Telangana State Archeology Museum or Hyderabad Museum is a museum located in Hyderabad, India. It is the oldest museum in Hyderabad.

History

Archeologist Henry Cousens first explored the site in the beginning of the 19th century, and around 1940 the mound was excavated under the supervision of Nizam of Hyderabad. The excavated items were placed in a museum built on the ancient site. In 1952, the museum's contents were moved to the current build, under the administrative control of Archaeological Survey of India.[1]

In 1930, VII Mir Osman Ail Khan, wanted to preserve the Hyderabad's state's heritage, had named the museum as Hyderabad Museum.[2]

It was named as Andhra Pradesh State Archeology Museum in 1960.[3]

In 2008, a sword belonging to the Nizam and other arifacts were stolen from the museum.[4][5]

After the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in 2014, the museum was renamed Telangana State Archeology Museum.

Egyptian Mummy at the museum
Bust of Buddha in the Telangana State Archeology Museum

Collection

This museum's main attraction is its Egyptian mummy, which was brought in 1930 to Hyderabad by the son-in-law of VI Nizam Mahbub Ali Khan, and donated to the last Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan.[6] He reportedly bought it for 1000 pounds.

There is a huge gallery on Buddha dating back to last century. The museum has a wide variety of archaeological artifacts from the Nizam, Kakatiya dynasty.

References

  1. ↑ "Archaeological Museum. Kondapur (Andhra Pradesh)". Archaeological Survey of India. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Telanagana effect: Hyderabad's oldest museum faces division - The Times of India". The Times Of India.
  3. ↑ Murali, D (22 April 2006). "Floods proved a blessing in disguise". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Theft at museum in high-security zone - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  5. ↑ "Nizam's sword stolen from museum". https://www.hindustantimes.com/. 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2018-09-19. External link in |work= (help)
  6. ↑ "Hyderabad Scan Of 2000-Year-Old Mummy Shows Parts Of Brain Still Intact". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2017-05-12.

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