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There are many museums, reflecting the multiple face of Hyderabad withstanding both tradition and modernization.Many of the cultural organizations hold frequent exhibitions & fetes at their places. Check out our City Engagements for the events in the city for the week.
|
Ajanta Pavilion |
Situated in Public
Gardens, there is an exhibition of paintings from
Ajanta caves in Aurangabad. Open 10.30 pm to 5pm.
Closed on Mondays & public holidays. |
| Birla Science Museum | This
Museum attracts Children and Adults alike with
its mesmerizing but simple tricks of everyday
science. Must see. Situated near Birla
Planetarium. Open 10.30am to 8.30 pm. Closed on the last Tuesday of every month. |
| Health Museum | This one exhibits models, charts, specimens, and photographs meant primarily for children. Open 10am to 5pm. Closed on Fridays & Public holidays |
| Qutub Shahi Tombs Museum | A collection of weapons, armour, and utensils of the Quli Qutub Shahi period. Situated at Qutub Shahi toms, Golconda. Open 11am to 5pm. Closed on Fridays |
| Cinema Ghar | Situated on Road No:12,Banjara Hills it is MF Husain's museum to celebrate life on canvas and silver screen like a village festival of live paintings on the walls.Open from 10am to 5pm.Closed on Tuesdays.For more click here |
|
Salar Jung Museum |
One
of the largest private collections in the world,
the Salar Jung Museum was started by Nawab Turab
Ali Khan, Salar Jung I, who in 1853 became the
Dewan of Hyderabad State. He began his collection
of precious items during his visits to Europe and
England. The Museum has a collection of 43,000 art objects and 50,000 books in 38 rooms spanned over three floors. The collections are divided into groups as Middle Eastern Art, Indian Art, Nepalese, Tibetian, and Burmese Art, Far Eastern Art, European Art, and Children Section. Situated near Naya Pul, Afzal Gunj. Open 10am to 5pm. Closed Fridays and Public holidays. |
There are several Public and State libraries as well as libraries maintained by educational, research, and technical institutes. Except where indicated, entry is open to all, though borrowing books is restricted to members only.
| Alliance Francaise | Situated
near Birla Planetarium, it has a library of
French books and magazines, mainly for the
candidates interested in learning French. It also
holds tuitions to learn French and yearly French
festivals by screening several French films. Tel: 236646 |
| American Studies Research Center | Contains a good collection of books on American literature, Economics, Political and Social Sciences by American authors. Open to members only. Temporary membership is available for those who are affiliated to educational institutions and also studying Post Graduation. Open 9am to 5pm. Sundays holidays. |
| British Library | This library is a
division of British council and it has a
collection of books and periodicals from Britain.
It also has information on courses conducted in
Britain. Open 10.30am to 7pm. Closed Sundays and Mondays |
| City Central Library | This
library has a vast collection of over 100,000
books in 8 Indian Languages. It is open to public. Borrowing books is restricted to members. Open 8am to 10pm. Closed Mondays |
| Osmania University Library | This
library has got an all round collection of books,
especially for the University students. Open 10am to 8pm MON through SAT and 10am to 4pm on Sundays |