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DR. BHAU DAJI LAD MUMBAI CITY MUSEUM
Former Victoria and Albert Museum, Bombay

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Free Public Tours
Explore the Museum with the
curatorial team every weekend.
Saturdays
11:30 am English Tour
12:30 pm Hindi/Marathi Tour
Closed on Wednesdays.
Open to all.
Museum ticket applicable.

Families

The Museum welcomes families with a range of activities designed for visitors of different ages and interests.


Workshop | Photomontage

Sun, June 15, 2025 | 11 am - 12:30 pm

Manik Bagh palace, India’s earliest icon of modernism and cross-cultural design, merges architecture, art, design, and crafts into a harmonious entity – a Gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art).

Join us for a walkthrough of the exhibition, followed by a workshop where we reimagine spaces by cutting, layering, and remixing found images, paper cutouts, or personal photographs, and construct visual storyboards using the materials provided through playful experiments with perspective, scale, and texture.

All materials will be provided, but participants are free to bring in their own photographs. You can also share your photos with us at education@bdlmuseum.org and we can print them for you.

Inspired by the ongoing exhibition, Eckart Muthesius and Manik Bagh – Pioneering Modernism in India.

Age: 14 and above
Charges: Rs. 150 per participant
Museum entry ticket applicable.

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Storytelling Session | Cow Says!

Sat, June 7, 2025 | 4 pm - 5 pm

Step into the whimsical world of the book Cow Says by Nandini Nayar, illustrated by Malvika Nair.

Join us with the storyteller Munira Dalal and explore the delightful sounds of animals. From mooing cows, piggy oinks to roaring lions, this storytelling session is packed with exciting activities and a moo-tastic good time!

Munira Dalal is a professional storyteller, theater artist and content creator. With a degree in Mass Com and English Literature, she comes from a background of Corporate Training, Customer service and Operations. As a senior Faculty member at GetLitt!she conducts creative writing and reading programs for children and also handles Teacher Trainings for the organisation. She believes that stories give wings to a child’s imagination and offer the tools needed to express feelings and opinions.

Age: 3 and above
Charges: Rs. 150 per participant

A caregiver must accompany a child. An accompanying adult does not require a separate event ticket. Museum entry tickets are applicable to both.

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Children’s Book Corner

The Children’s Book Corner is an initiative launched by the Museum in 2024. It is located in the Museum Cafe situated in quiet, green space of the Museum Plaza, allowing children to indulge and develop reading habits which has proven health benefits in addition to being educational and fun! The collection of books include publications in English, Hindi and Marathi across genres such as history, art, natural environment, and books on Mumbai.

Monthly book reading and story telling sessions are also organised with authors and educators as part of this initiative. Do check our Calendar page for information about our ongoing activities!

Free and open to all through the week except Wednesday and select public holidays.
The books cannot be taken out of the premises.
Timings: 10 am to 5:30 pm.



Online Activities

The BDL Museum helps you creatively engage with a vast selection of artworks from our collections and exhibitions even if you cannot visit the Museum! There are interactive games, stories, pre-recorded talks, and playlists to enjoy on Spotify!

Online Talks

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to revisit our past talks by eminent scholars.
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Online Treasure Hunt

Solve riddles inspired by the Museum's permanent collection!

Download Worksheet in English

Online Exhibitions

Join us as we explore our past exhibition and discuss their continuing relevance.
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Sketching

The Museum's collection showcases innovations in design and motifs that were in vogue in the late 19th - early 20th century. Create your own objects inspired by the designs you see in our collection!

Download: Worksheet 1

Download colouring sheet here

Established in 1857, the Dr Bhau Daji Lad is the oldest Museum in Mumbai. It is a treasure house of decorative & industrial art objects. The richly designed interiors of the Museum include the encaustic Minton tiles, imported for the Museum in the late 19th century. These patterns, found on the Grand Staircase & the Mumbai Gallery, are a treat for our visitors and are an important part of the city's history.

Colour in the sheets using your chosen medium and send us your pictures of your completed drawing via email or by tagging us @bdlmuseum on social media platforms!

Download: Worksheet 1

Download: Worksheet 2

Download: Worksheet 3


Ragamalas - Playlist on Spotify

BDL Museum is now on Spotify! Listen to our new, curated playlist inspired by the Museum's collection of Ragamala miniature paintings!

The Ragamalas in the Museum’s collection are from the Jaipur school of miniatures. Ragamala, meaning 'garland of ragas', is a set of miniature paintings that depict personified ragas of Indian classical music. A raga is a melodic framework in Indian classical music with symbolic associations such as seasons, time, and mood. It is meant to evoke certain emotions among the listeners. Ragas also provide room for improvisation to musicians and singers.

The playlist features some of the most celebrated artists in Indian classical music. It begins with spirited morning ragas, progressing into soulful evening ragas.

Disclaimer: The playlist is strictly for non-commercial and entertainment use and in accordance with Spotify Brand Account.


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