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Top History museums in Mumbai, India

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History! The moment you step in, you will be surrounded by the artefacts, sculptures, paintings, coins, stuffed animals, mummy (yes, mummy), jewellery, historical documents etc. If you love exploring the history then you will love spending 6-8 hours here.

The collection is huge and they are upgrading and adding a few more buildings to the current museum.
A must visit for everyone, local and otherwise, to this beautiful gallery containing historical treasures. I have been told that the museum has been renovated recently and is excellently maintained by the staff. The opulence of the place still remains intact and the exhibit is excellent. A lot of information and displays to be seen and learn. The museum can be a terrific expedition for children and adults who enjoy historical scenes.
A must visit museum i would say.The collection of things are huge and unique. They have varieties of statues,idols,artpieces, clothes,Old Photographs,Old jwelleries and so on. The whole museum itself has a history of more than 100 years which depicts its importance.Also there is an entry fee of around 150 rupees which is worth it.
A worthwhile experience, definitely must visit if you’re in Mumbai.
Ranging from natural history to European art to archaeological India and much more , you can easily spend several hours here learning about this fascinating place
Loved the exhibits, the way the information is given, the light effect. A must visit if you like museums.
A nice museum with loads of beautiful pieces of local and national history. Unfortunately, it was very busy and tightly packed. The experience was quite noisy also, which detracted from it. The staff was lovely and keen to share knowledge but overall felt a bit like bumpercars. Reasonably priced tickets and a fun audio tour included.
It is indeed a marvel where history, art and culture all packed into one. Interestingly, this museum is fully autonomous. It is a PPP model that runs it.
Entry fee for Indian nationals is 150/- . Audio guide which comes with an player and a headphone costs Rs.50/- (You need to submit an original id in order to get this. The id card is given back upon returning the audio guide) The audio guide was good in terms of content and narration albeit a bit too limited considering the huge number of exhibits. (There are tens of thousands for sure) I often missed the numbers that marked the available guide narrations and could only listen to less than 20 in all. This could also be because we were not moving in any specific order. Also some portion of the museum was closed for maintenance (in Oct 2023).
One thing I noticed was that there is no restriction on photography which is cool. Talking about the museum itself, it offered a lot of variety – all neatly classified into the different halls. There were historic exhibits, paintings, fabric art, animal life, recreations of old and new settings etc. The domes are majestic, washrooms are neat, souvenirs are good (though slightly more expensive than what you might find right outside) and it is overall well managed and well maintained. You wouldn’t realize the time you spend there. I read that this building is listed as a Grade I Heritage Building and has received the award of excellence by UNESCO in 2022. It is also an UNESCO World Heritage site as part of the many Victorian heritage buildings in Mumbai.
A quaint museum in a beautiful, historic building. The diversity of India’s rich and varied culture is captured in a diverse collection at this museum. Ranging from natural history to European art to archaeological India and much more , you can easily spend several hours here learning about this fascinating place
Very good place for eveyone, from all ages. It contains many ancient sculptures from our temples around the country and they are mesmerizing to see looking at their antiquity. The museum has many sections for paintings, weapons, different cultures, children section and many more.
It will surely take almost a day if one wants to see entire museum minutely noting all the details.

Also, if you show them a valid student ID, you get discount on ticket price.
This place is superb.. they have real Mummy as well imported from Egypt. When i visited this museum, the Navy archestra was going on, We really enjoyed that show. They prepared a well classified room for all the types of criteria. You will really enjoy your time here. It's worth knowing our history in a very good manner..
You won't regret it after visiting here.
I generally like visiting museums, especially Government museums, and this one was no exception.
At ₹ 150 per head (including mobile photography) it's really worth it.
There are three floors of exhibits, and one of the exhibits is an Egyptian Mummy. Though the specifics about the mummy are not mentioned, there are general descriptions about Egyptian burial practices and other important facts about life in that period.
The other floors too have thoughtful arrangements of the exhibits, with individual or collective commentary attached.
Spent a very pleasant two hours there.
Generally worth a visit when in the neighbourhood, if only for the large collection of items and the very imaginative display.
Amazing place everyone should visit here much I like the way they maintain, their cleanliness and the lights arranged cool love to be here again and again. Staff is very good they allowed us to take image along with hot personalities and ya you can't click the image personally of any monuments strictly avoidable. They maintain very silence ,people love to take selfie. Lastly I would like to give credit to the great person behind who made so perfect it's look so real not wax .
Vishan
at 2019 Jan 09
Vishan
at 2019 Jan 09
Nice place but get a good taxi because I ahd the worst experience in India this time with taxi drives. So my advice is get a good English understanding driver because some are realy rude
jacky doc
at 2018 Dec 16
jacky doc
at 2018 Dec 16
Great place to chill. So many famous people statute are here. It is well maintained but need to have more humane statute for a more real look. Overall great effort by promoters
Amazing 😍 i had a really good time with my family. Tickets were around 300rs per person which first sounds expensive but when you enter the museum you'll feel your money is well spent. I wouldn't say it's madame tussaud level real but it's quite at that level. They even give you to take photographs for no extra cost. Bala saheb thackeray statue is there but you can't really get up close to him. Gandhi looks fake. Rest all are good. My favorite was that security guy when you turn right for the first time. I was amazed how real it looked.
Nice place. I felt like Madam Tussauds of India. Number of statues is not a big, hardly about 15. Overall a good place for the photography lovers. You can have photos with celebrities.
Decent place to go as its unique place for most. Some of the statues do not fully resemble the personality. Photographers should not pressurize for paid photos. Entry fee Rs 400 on weekend and Rs 300 on weekday
Good fun.. BUT if ur have gone to the others around the world.. You tend to compare and also a little upset that there were more foreigners than Indians as the way statues
Having said that.. the experience was very good.. The statues are good in detailing and the staff was also very good..
An amazing collection of world celebrities from the past and present.
They are surprisingly life-like. Don't go by their location and thinking that it'll bad just because it's in a mall in Ghatkopar.