Mumbai Museums
Princes
of Wales Museum: Prince of Wales Museum King George V, who as Prince of
Wales, laid the foundation stone of this museum in 1905. Situated near the gateway
of India, it was designed in the Indo-Saracenic style to commemorate the King's
first visit to India. During the First World War, it was used as a hospital.
Victoria and Albert Museum: Adjoining the Victoria Gardens, this museum
built in the Greco-Roman style houses archaeological finds, maps and photographs
depicting the history of Mumbai.
Nehru Museum/Planetarium: This museum, adjacent to the Planetarium, has
a children's Science Park and a permanent gallery which has exhibits relating
to the properties of life.
Mani Bhawan: A memorial to Mahatama Gandhi, who stayed at these premises
a number of times between 1917 and 1934. It contains a collection of books on
and by the Mahatama.
Bombay Natural History Society: Adjoining the Prince of Wales Museum
is an institution of a different kind where collectors have been donating their
prize specimens for over a century.