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Grand museum with Indo-Saracenic architecture featuring history exhibits, cultural art & education.
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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.
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.
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
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.
You won't regret it after visiting here.