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159-161, Mahatma Gandhi Road
400 023 Mumbai
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+91 22 2284 4484
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Neighborhood :
Fort - C.S.T (V.T.)
http://www.bombaymuseum.org - Tue to Sun from 10:15 AM to 05:45 PM
Formerly known as The Prince of Wales Museum, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, besides being a mouthful, is a Mumbai landmark situated between the historic areas of Colaba and Fort. Completed in 1914-1915 to commemorate the first visit of King George V to India, the museum was however open to the public only in 1922. Designed by George Wittet and John Begg, who also have the G.P.O.(1913) and the Gateway of India(1924) to their credit, this Mumbai museum stands proud in the midst of a beautiful lush garden. The extensive collection includes miniature paintings, decorative arts, sculptures in various media, weaponry and rare pieces from Elephanta and the Indus Valley. Other museums in Mumbai worth visiting are Mani Bhavan (Gandhi Museum), Bhau Daji Lad Museum (Mumbai's oldest), the BEST Transport Museum and FD Alpaiwala Museum).
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A charming melange
This pleasant little museum is a charming melange of colonial India and pre-British India. Though the Moghul miniatures draw many visitors, I p...
Best Museum in Mumbai
I felt that this was the best museum in all of Mumbai. Formerly called the Price of Whales Museum, it offers a relatively large array of statu...
Small but decent museum
Like anything else in India, there are two different admission fees, one for Indians and one for non-Indians. The 200 rupees admission for non...
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