The Nizam Museum showcases the collection of Nizam Osman Ali Khan, the seventh and last Nizam and also his father’s (sixth Nizam’s) wardrobe. It housed fabulous artefacts and probably the world’s longest walk-in wardrobe — a phenomenon by itself. Did you know? The magnificent walk-in wardrobe is a two-level storage space stretching for 120-ft on each side, and is made of Burma teak. This belonged to Mir Mahbub Ali Khan, the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad (1866-1911), and father of the seventh Nizam. No prizes for guessing that the Nizam was very fond of dressing up!
The esteemed Salar Jung museum hosts 46,000 artefacts including Nizam-era clocks, paintings, jade collections, the famous 19th century Veiled Rebecca sculpture, of which a majority were acquired by the Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, Salar Jung-III. Did you know: Apart from housing a fire station, all the three blocks in the museum have fire-fighting equipment. So technically, the museum is fire-proof.
Hyderabad Race Club (HRC) Racing Museum is probably one of its kind in the country. Antique brass stirrups, bits, hanging bits, wolf tooth removers, snaffles, a euthaniser and even an enema pump adorn the wall. Photographs of the grandstand at Malakpet, dated 1892, take visitors back to days of the Nizam and British Raj.
