Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (Prince of Wales Museum)
Figurines from the Indus Valley Civilization
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Liked the ambience of the place. It's spacious and quite and that too in such an upmarket hustling bustling area of Mumbai. There are three floors and all halls are spread out , it can be quite tiresome a walk.
Reviewed by: Samir from on Apr 25 2009
This pleasant little museum is a charming melange of colonial India and pre-British India. Though the Moghul miniatures draw many visitors, I particularly enjoy the natural history section, with its impeccably mounted specimens (almost certainly all the work of the erstwhile taxidermists from Mysore, Veningen and Jenson). However, I'm sorry to have to state that most of the animals and birds on display are today very scruffy and dusty and badly in need of cleaning.
Reviewed by: DaneshB from on Nov 16 2006
I felt that this was the best museum in all of Mumbai. Formerly called the Price of Whales Museum, it offers a relatively large array of statues, paintings, sculptures, etc. and a very interesting building and surrounding grounds to boot! The entrance fee, like virtually all Indian museums is different for Indian citizens and foreigners, but the foreign entrance fee includes an audio-guide with a lot of information about the various exhibits in several languages -- it is an MP3 based system so you don't have to do things in a fixed order and can often hear additional details about things you like best. Overall, you can put in a very pleasant afternoon at this museum; I would recommend it highly for anyone visiting Mumbai!
Reviewed by: Clay from on Aug 15 2006
Like anything else in India, there are two different admission fees, one for Indians and one for non-Indians. The 200 rupees admission for non-Indians include audio guide, so don't forget to rent it. It is a small, but decent museum.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Apr 12 2005
Figurines from the Indus Valley Civilization
Back to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (Prince of Wales Museum)
Liked the ambience of the place. It's spacious and quite and that too in such an upmarket hustling bustling area of Mumbai. There are three floors and all halls are spread out , it can be quite tiresome a walk.
Reviewed by: Samir from on Apr 25 2009
This pleasant little museum is a charming melange of colonial India and pre-British India. Though the Moghul miniatures draw many visitors, I particularly enjoy the natural history section, with its impeccably mounted specimens (almost certainly all the work of the erstwhile taxidermists from Mysore, Veningen and Jenson). However, I'm sorry to have to state that most of the animals and birds on display are today very scruffy and dusty and badly in need of cleaning.
Reviewed by: DaneshB from on Nov 16 2006
I felt that this was the best museum in all of Mumbai. Formerly called the Price of Whales Museum, it offers a relatively large array of statues, paintings, sculptures, etc. and a very interesting building and surrounding grounds to boot! The entrance fee, like virtually all Indian museums is different for Indian citizens and foreigners, but the foreign entrance fee includes an audio-guide with a lot of information about the various exhibits in several languages -- it is an MP3 based system so you don't have to do things in a fixed order and can often hear additional details about things you like best. Overall, you can put in a very pleasant afternoon at this museum; I would recommend it highly for anyone visiting Mumbai!
Reviewed by: Clay from on Aug 15 2006
Like anything else in India, there are two different admission fees, one for Indians and one for non-Indians. The 200 rupees admission for non-Indians include audio guide, so don't forget to rent it. It is a small, but decent museum.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Apr 12 2005
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