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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (Prince of Wales Museum)
Post Views: 622 Situated at the southernmost tip of Mumbai, it is one of the premier art and history museums in India. The Museum offers a perfect leisure day out for all its visitors where you can engage with a world-class art collection and participate in fun-n-learn activities. They have a lot of sections for kids too like birds, animals, aquatic life sections explaining their concepts. The animals may not be real but they are more in number than seen in our zoo! Do visit the shop there for some glossy aeroplanes and whistles and brightly hued paper clips.
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Discovery of India, Mumbai
Post Views: 705 It is situated at the Nehru Centre (not Nehru Science Centre) on the first floor. It exhibits the history of India in the most visual way. They have a permanent display of different aspects of the Indian civilization from its very beginning. There are about 50,000 exhibits under the sections The Beginning, The Harappan Civilisation, The First Millennium, The Mayuran Dynasty, Confluence of Culture, Continuity and Change-I, Continuity and Change-II, Synthesis, Impact of the West, Struggle for Freedom and Heritage of Unity. Also, there is a whole gallery on Nehru. Each section is a beauty and needs to be seen to be believed. Entry is free between…
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Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Post Views: 388 It showcases the city’s cultural heritage and history through a rare collection of Fine and Decorative Arts that highlight Early Modern Art practices as well as the craftsmanship of various communities of the Bombay Presidency. The permanent collection includes miniature clay models, dioramas, maps, lithographs, photographs, and rare books that document the life of the people of Mumbai and the history of the city from the late eighteenth to early-twentieth centuries. Watch the different models, old maps and cultural items related to the history of Bombay and its people. Also, see some of the old statues (like Queen Victoria) that lay outside the museum in the garden along…
