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6 new galleries at State Museum

A confluence of ancientness and modernity dotted with relics from the bygone centuries greeted the visitors. Right from the sacred relics of Buddha to the Egyptian mummy of a 16-year-old girl to myriad forms of cannons, the six new galleries at the AP State Museum present a picture of novelty. The platinum jubilee celebrations of the museum saw the galleries being thrown open for the public here on Wednesday.

Decorative Art Gallery showcases more than 400 items made of terracota, ivory, agate, crystal and many more. Move on to Egyptian Mummy Gallery housing the only mummy in South India apart from the Four Pillared Mandapa, Buddhist Sculptural, Inscription and Cannon galleries for a feel of historical artefacts.

A new lease of life has been injected to the museum founded by the seventh Nizam of Hyderabad, Nawab Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur wayback in 1930. The artefacts are on display along with descriptions in many languages including Arabic, Persian, Telugu and English. Speaking after the inauguration, Andhra Pradesh Governor Sushil Kumar Shinde said that the general public, NGOs and different people’s organisations should come forward to preserve their culture and traditions.
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