Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya(CSMVS)

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, formerly known as the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, is one of the premier art and history museum in India. Situated on the southern tip of Mumbai on the ‘Crescent Site’, the Museum building is a fine example of the Indo-Saracenic style of architecture that was completed in 1914..It was established in 1905, but its opening was delayed until 1922.

Today this building is listed as a Grade I Heritage Building and has been awarded the ‘2010 UNESCO Asia – Pacific Heritage Award’ for Cultural Heritage Conservation. It has been awarded first place for Heritage Building Maintenance by the Indian Heritage Society.

Today, CSMVS houses approx. 70,000 artefacts and has an outstanding collection comprising sculptures, terracottas, bronzes, excavated artefacts from Indus Valley sites, Indian miniature paintings, Indian decorative arts, European paintings and decorative arts, porcelain and ivories from China and Japan, etc. Besides these, the Museum has separate sections of Numismatics and Natural History.

The Museum will be open for the public from 18 Oct 2021, 10.15 am to 5 pm, daily