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The museum also features the
wardrobe of the sixth nizam, a 150-year-old
manually-operated lift, and 200-year-old proclamation drums.
Among the exhibits at the museum include a golden throne, a
miniature replica of the jubilee hall, a glass inlay
painting of osman ali khan in which the nizam appears to
move so as to face the visitor from all sides. There is an
interesting collection of models made in silver of all the
prominent buildings of the city and citations in Urdu about
H.E.H. The museum showcases the gifts and mementos presented
to the last Nizam on the occasion of the silver jubilee
celebrations in 1936. A 1930 Rolls Royce, Packard and a Mark
V Jaguar are among the vintage cars displayed.

The museum was opened on
february 18, 2000 by the Nizam Trust to the general public.
The seventh nizam established the osmania hospital, the
osmania university, developed modern roads, railways and
laid the foundation stone for the airport in 1936. In the
context, Nizam's museum, which today boasts of 13,000 coins
in Hyderabad, holds a great significance. Except for coins
there was no other fact to prove that they had ruled. We can
know about the religious beliefs of different rulers and the
metal content of these coins which would also tell us the
relative prosperity of the people of that time," said
Mohammed Safiullah, the historian. The museum is open
between 10.00 am and 5.00 pm on all days except Fridays. 2
Km from Charminar and 1 km from Salar Jung museum. The
second Nizam of Hyderabad acquired a palace around 1750 and
made it into a museum with a breathtaking collection of
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