Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum

Mumbai | India

Landmark ode to Indian artistic heritage

The Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum was established in 1872 as the Victoria and Albert Museum, Bombay. As Mumbai’s first museum, it showcases the city and greater region’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 historic Bombay Presidency. The museum was renamed in honor of the physician Dr. Bhau Daji Lad, a patron who served as Sheriff of Bombay from 1869 to 1871. 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 18th to early 20th centuries. The landmark building is an architectural gem, blending Victorian and Indo-Saracenic styles, but is currently closed for repairs, with the adjoining museum plaza open for visitors.

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