Love Antiques? Put This Home Museum in Secunderabad On Your Bucket List

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If you love old-school aesthetics and all things antique, then we highly recommend a visit to Hyderabad's first antique home museum. This museum is home to hundreds of antique pieces, collected by 82 year old curator and founder of YK Antiques—Mr. Y Krishnamurthy. The octagenarian's passion for antiques led him to collect all the pieces over decades from trusted sources including royal families in South India, and abroad. 

The home museum, where the curator also lives, has a lovely garden area with a Kathakali dancer's mural on one of the walls immediately setting the vibe for the rest of the home. We found a huge collection of brass kitchenware, cookware, and other items used decades or even centuries ago. The tour started off with the cooking practices used back in the day, with brass, tin and copper in focus, the founder explained how each vessel was made to impart nutritive value to the dishes cooked in them.

We learned that he started his collection when his mother travelled to Chennai from their native place in Rameshwaram, Kakinada to be with the family. A few brass cookware items she carried along for easy cooking became the talking point for many house guests, with them reminiscing about how their grandmothers would use similar utensils in the kitchen. We also found the same cookware at the founder's residence, still intact and in use.

Mr. Krishnamurthy explained that each item made back in the day had multi-purpose use, was made with high quality materials to last at least 3-4 generations, and was made with intricate design patterns to look aesthetically pleasing. Much like the founder explained, we found antiques like ladles and plates with ornate designs on them.  

What's super interesting is that each item on display here has a unique function and a story behind it. For example, we found a wooden car-shaped item that we thought was a decorative coffee table only to realised that it was in fact a decanter complete with shot glasses in addition to the fact that it was a musical box! 

Each antique at YK Antiques Home Museum is reminiscent of life in the past. From cookware, stationery, weaponry, Tanjore paintings, games and even four poster beds, the collection here is vast and nothing short of amazing. We recommend setting aside a few hours for when you visit this fascinating space. 

Pro Tip

YK Antiques Home Museum is currently a free-for-all open museum that runs on donations from visitors and sales from their minimal gift store. Consider making a donation or picking up something from the gift shop so you can support the Home Museum. 

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