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Museums in Mumbai
Princes of Wales Museum
Prince of Wales Museum King George V, who as Prince of Wales, laid the foundation
stone of this museum in 1905. Situated near the gateway of India, it was designed
in the Indo-Saracenic style to commemorate the King's first visit to India.
During the First World War, it was used as a hospital.
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Victoria and Albert Museum
Adjoining the Victoria Gardens, this museum built in the Greco-Roman style houses
archaeological finds, maps and photographs depicting the history of Mumbai.
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Nehru Museum/Planetarium
This museum, adjacent to the Planetarium, has a children's Science Park and
a permanent gallery which has exhibits relating to the properties of life.
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Mani Bhawan
A memorial to Mahatama Gandhi, who stayed at these premises a number of times
between 1917 and 1934. It contains a collection of books on and by the Mahatama.
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Bombay Natural History Society
Adjoining the Prince of Wales Museum is an institution of a different kind where
collectors have been donating their prize specimens for over a century.
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