Mumbai's Oldest Museum

Formerly the Victoria and Albert Museum

Mumbai's Oldest Museum

Formerly the Victoria and Albert Museum

The Museum
Collection

Permanent Exhibit

THE WITNESS

By Nalini Malani

Curated by Tasneem Zakaria Mehta and Johan Pijnappel

Jan 11, 2020 - Mar 31, 2020

We Wear Culture

Virtual Exhibition

In collaboration with Google Arts & Culture

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Movies at the Museum

Live Music

With the National Streets
For The Performing Arts

Family Programmes

Guided Tours, Workshops, Free Activity Days

Post Graduate Diploma Course

Modern and Contemporary Indian Art and Curatorial Studies

Audit Option Available!
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This exhibition is in association with Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Mumbai and is supported by Volte Art Projects.
Exhibition

THE WITNESS

By Nalini Malani
Jan 11, 2020 - Mar 31, 2020

Curated by Tasneem Zakaria Mehta and Johan Pijnappel
Engage with the Museum collection and contemporary exhibitions critically and creatively through interpretive gallery visits and workshops! For all age-groups.
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Workshops for Schools

Available on request
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There are several customs & traditions associated with the onset of monsoons in South Asian culture. Indian mythology reflects the elemental forces of nature that were required for sustenance of civilisation. Indra - God of rain & battle - was both feared and worshipped with over 250 hymns dedicated to him in the Rigveda. The clay model of Indra riding on Airavat, a white elephant with three trunks, was commissioned by the Museum Curator in 1911.
Object Of The Month
Collection

Object Of The Month

Clay model of Indra, half-baked terracotta & pigments, 1911, Mumbai.
Video

Restoration and Revitalization

06/2020

Events, exhibits
workshops, talks
at the Museum
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Explore the Museum from anywhere! Take a tour, discover the collection and its stories, curate a personal selection of your favourite objects and share this with others.
Virtual Tour

Take a Virtual Tour

The BDL Museum invites our visitors to go through our collection online, select 5 of their favourite objects and craft their own, imaginative labels saying why they think the object is so special.

Upcoming Events

Online Competition | Craft Creative Labels!

Deadline:
Sunday, 2nd August, 6 PM (IST).
The Museum is in the process of creating a dynamic new identity for itself as a cultural hub in Mumbai. We are excited to welcome a new building, which will be an iconic addition to the architectural and cultural heritage of the city.
Museum of the Future

Museum Expansion

The Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai
City Museum seeks to serve the community as an Institution dedicated to excellence in cultural education through exhibitions and unique visual and intellectual media.

An Institution of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai.
Supported by the Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation.
Restored by INTACH, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage

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