The Nizam's Museum

I recently visited Nijam’s Palace, and it was an absolutely delightful experience! The ambience is regal and welcoming, perfectly living up to its name. The interiors are beautifully decorated, giving a royal touch that makes you feel like you’ve stepped in to the history. What impressed me most was the balance between tradition and modern comfort — it’s a place that feels both luxurious and homely. Whether you’re visiting with family, friends, or for a special occasion, Nijam’s Palace is definitely worth it! Highly recommended for anyone who loves great food and a royal atmosphere. 👑✨

The Nizam's Museum in Hyderabad, located in the historic Purani Haveli, showcases the lavish lifestyle and treasures of the Nizams, particularly gifts from the seventh and last Nizam's 1936 silver jubilee, featuring items like a golden throne, diamond-studded tiffin box, jewelry, armor, and miniature silver buildings, offering a glimpse into Hyderabad's royal past with exhibits also including vintage cars and calligraphic artifacts. Key Highlights: Location: Purani Haveli, Hyderabad. Collections: Artifacts include the Nizam's golden throne, a three-tiered gold tiffin box with jewels, pearl-studded perfume bottles, swords, paintings, and silver models of Hyderabad landmarks. Origin: Established by the Nizam's Jubilee Pavilion Trust, displaying gifts from the 1936 Silver Jubilee. Other Features: A manually operated 150-year-old lift and vintage cars are also on display. Timings: Open daily (except Fridays) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (or 4:30 p.m. depending on source). What to Expect: Visitors can explore the opulent collections that reflect the wealth and cultural patronage of the Nizams, who ruled the princely state of Hyderabad until India's independence. The museum serves as a repository of royal memorabilia and decorative arts.

A must visit museum for history and culture lovers. You can truly feel the luxury of the Nizams and it feels like stepping into a different era. I have never seen such an amount of gold and silver in my life. Inside photography is allowed but requires an extra fee. If you move fast, you can finish the visit in about 1 - 2 hour. Highly recommended if you are visiting this city.

01/02/26 - First time I visiting this place. Very small and old museum. I feel entry ticket is bit high compared to other museum. For this price you could have been maintend well but I can see lack of maintenance. Building seems old kindly refurb it. For mobile camera they are charging I think ₹.150 it's cost more than entry ticket ₹.125. They have nice collections of silver and gold, traditional wardrobe collection. Give preference to this museum at last. Because there are lot of places are there to visit in old hyderabad. Covering this museum may take below 3 hrs even if you look deep enough.

The museum showcases a collection of artifacts, gifts, and personal belongings of the Nizams, the former rulers of Hyderabad. The highlight of the museum is the gold tiffin box, which was stolen in 2018 along with other artifacts, but restored soon at its place. The place itself gives you royal vibes about how opulent the erstwhile nizams were and how he was interested in keeping the gifts and artifacts safe during his regime. The impossible to believe fact is that the Nizam gave 5 tonnes of gold jewellery during the war time (see picture with the then prime minister of India Lalbahadur Shastri). Nizam VII was the modern architect of Hyderabad and built some magnificent Edifices.

One of the best museums to visit. It has a great history and every piece displayed has a history behind it.

The museum houses a variety of collections that include jewellery ,paintngs,armors,decorative arts and manuscripts. The Nizam's Museum also known as Purani Haveli Museum or the silver jubilee Museum, Hyderbad,Telangana,India was created at the wish of the seventh/ last Nizam of Hyderabad. The jubilee Pavillion Hall was built specifically for the purpose at the public gardens,Hyderabad. It consisted of a dias at one end on which the Nizam sat under an ornamental pavillion.Many mementos,models,decorative artifacts building models,swords,paintings and addresses were gifted to the Nizan then.Apart from these, he kept adding items presented to him later and constituted a Trust called H.E.H. The Nizam's jubilee Pavilion Trust to maintain and display this collection.

Wow !!! What a beautiful place….you get to know and feel the royal look of ancient times…what a luxurious life they have lived and how beautiful it was…guide will explain the history which makes your visit more informative..