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The delight for art lovers and an interesting place with a lot of antique items, the Andhra Pradesh State Archaeological Museum is an amazing place to visit in India. Located in the picturesque public gardens in Nampally, the museum is known for the rich collection of beautiful art objects and other artifacts including sculpture, painting arms. Artifacts dating back to the 2nd century BC are displayed in its various galleries. Built in 1920 by the Nizam VII, the museum building in itself is a finest example of Indo-Saracenic architecture. The museum has a Buddhist gallery, Brahmanical & Jain gallery, Bronze gallery, Arms & Armour gallery, Numismatics gallery, Ajanta gallery and more. Apart from these, the museum in its Modern Art Gallery has a sizeable collection of paintings and sculptures of contemporary artistes of Hyderabad. Tourist will love to see the beautiful collection of Ajanta and Deccani paintings in the museum.
It is open from 10.30 A.M. to 5.00 P.M. on all the days except Mondays. Photography is allowed only with prior permission. So the next you visit in Andhra Pradesh do check out for rich artifacts at the Archaeological Museum.