AP State Museum

Located at Hyderabad’s Public Garden, the AP State Museum offers a vibrant and fresh view of the culture and art of Telangana. It is also the state’s oldest museum and one of its finest. It is the culmination of a ruler and his state’s passion and steadfast desire to preserve the rich cultural heritage of his governed state; the result is a building that has become one of Hyderabad’s frequent tourist stops.

Unlike other buildings of importance in Hyderabad, the AP State Museum was not constructed for the sole purpose of having a museum; instead, it owes much of its existence to the last Nizam’s desire to preserve his state’s heritage amidst British rule. To this end, he created the Department of Archaeology in 1915. From then on, the department played an active role in conducting several explorations and excavations of historical sites as well as the preservation of historical monuments. Finally, it came to the point that the collection became too huge that they needed a place to house it all. So, in 1930, the museum was erected in the premises of the Public Garden in Hyderabad. Back then, the museum was known simply as the Hyderabad Museum.