Location
This museum showcases archaeological findings , maps and
photographs that depicts the history of Mumbai. Also known with a
name of Bhau Daji Lad Museum, it is adjoined with Victoria gardens.
Constructed in Greco-Roman style, this museum attracts people who
have keen interest in geographical and archeological findings.
History
The idea of having a museum that would house the rare objects was
first pioneered in Mumbai by Ramkrishna Vitthal Lad, known to most
as Bhau Daji Lad . He alongwith his colleagues and friends proposed
the idea of erecting a building for housing the collection, and
naming it in honour of the Queen Empress of India, and the Prince
consort. The museum was christened as the Victoria & Albert
Museum and the year was 1862. The museum is now owned by Mumbai
municipal Corporation. As one enter into the museum, one feels
transported to the Raj-era. It is a journey into the past beyond the
realms of present. The place is so quaint in appearance and has a
serene atmospherethat compels one to dream about the past legacy
With the passage of time, each and every item at museum has turned
old and is worthy for exhibition, say slender pillars, wrought-iron
railings, elegant arches, high painted ceiling, heavy glass cases,
oversized pedestals, fading information panels etc. The museum uses
bronze sculptures, metalware, weapons, fossils, 17th-century maps,
reliefs of the city and a scale model of the Parsi Towers to
illustrate Mumbai's history. There is an elegant collection of caly
models illustrating Indian types, costumes, and trades. There are
bronze votives, fossils, minerals, delicate ivories and models of
temples made from pith. The most eye-catching sight, however, is the
elephant sculpture from Elephanta Island.
Timings
Opening Timings : 10 AM to 6 PM
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