City Museum is a museum located in
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India ...
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India
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situated in the palace
Purani Haveli
Purani Haveli also known as Masarrat Mahal palace is a palace located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It was the official residence of the Nizam. It was also known as ''Haveli Khadeem'', which means old mansion, was constructed for Sikander Ja ...
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History
The museum was inaugurated on 11 March 2012 by Nizam's Jubilee Pavilion Trust chairman,
Prince Muffakham Jah, the grandson of the last ruler of Hyderabad state
Mir Osman Ali Khan
Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII (5 or 6 April 1886 — 24 February 1967), was the last Nizam (ruler) of the Princely State of Hyderabad, the largest princely state in British India. He ascended the throne on 29 August 1911, at the age o ...
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The Museum
The museum houses neolithic pots, megalithic sites, European styled terracotta figurines, coins of Satvahana period among others.
References
City museums
Art museums and galleries in India
Museums in Hyderabad, India
Museums in Telangana
Museums established in 2012
2012 establishments in Andhra Pradesh
Archaeological museums in India
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