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Other side of the city - A day from Victorian Era

Mumbai...A city that never sleeps, a city which is home to Bollywood and to people from all over the country. This very own city of ours has a huge history of art and culture. People come here to live their dreams and make a life, and get lost in the speed of the city. But Mumbai has a lot more to offer. Ask this to a person who comes to visit Mumbai as tourist, and he'll tell you what a real Mumbai is.
In this series I would be visiting such conventional places in Mumbai and giving it a fresh perspective.
Starting with Museums and art gallery.
So first I visited this beautiful Victorian style Museum - Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum is one of the oldest Museum in India. And it dates back to 1872. Though initial establishment of this Museum was made in 1855 by Lord Elphinstone. The  committee formed for this Museum included; Bhau Daji Lad, Sir J.J and many more.
The Museum was initially known as Victoria and Albert Museum. And was renamed after Dr. Bhau Daji Lad in 1975. And had undergone a major restoration under the supervision of the Mumbai chapter of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage and financed by the Jamnalal Bajaj Trust. Now the Museum is managed by Mumbai municipal corporation, Jamnalal Bajaj Trust and Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage.






This Museum is situated in our very own Mumbai Zoo - Rani Bagh (Jijamata Udyan) in Byculla.
On the entry you see a huge statue of prince Albert. It is said that it was queen Victoria's desire that prince Albert statue should be focus of the Museum.



This museum houses a large number of archaeological finds, maps, clay models, silver and copper ware from the industrial era. It also has a section called people of Museum where describes various regions people and their dressing.




The best part of this place is it has a lawn area behind. And it best spots to chill. One can sit on the steps behind the museum, near the museum plaza/cafe. They also conduct workshops and exhibition in this area. I also spotted a library door, but it's close I guess.
The Museum is open from Thursday to Tuesday, 10 am to 6 pm. and it take around 1 hour to go around the Museum. The tickets to the museum is rs.10 only.
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