Hi All,
Today I will be sharing some interesting facts about The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya.
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya and formerly named the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India. It is the Musem in South Mumbai which is a great place to visit and get insights into everything related to Marath Empire. This place is situated in South Mumbai near to CSMT rail station.
How to reach this place.
Official Website:
Location:
Commutation:
If you landed in Mumbai, then you can easily reach out here in three ways.
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City Bus(Best)
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From Any Suberb catch a Suberb Local train till CSMT rail station and then you can reach by 10 min walking.
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Pick a taxi and reach here.
What you will find here
The Museum has different ancient belongings of Marath EMpire and others also. the place offers an audio assisted tour which helps you to understand the theory behind everything placed here. This place has collections of swards, different war equipment, and cultural belongings. Below are a few links to check what you can get here.
Credits for links to http://www.csmvs.in/
- Sculptures
- Pre and Proto History
- Natural History
- Prints
- Indian Miniature Paintings
- Indian Paintings
- Himalayan Art
- Indian Decorative Art
- Arms and Armour
- European Paintings
- European Decorative Art
- Chinese and Japanese Art
- Textiles and Costumes of India
- Numismatics
Phots from my collection
I would recommend you visit this place as this is the most iconic place in Mumbai as well as in India which gives insights into Indian history.







