We loved this museum! The grounds and building are beautiful, same Indo-Sacracenic architectural design by George Wittet, it's celebrating it's centenary. It has an overview of history of India and cultural customs, art, textiles and natural history. A nice introduction to India that isn't overwhelming. We spent four hours and saw everything.

Art has the power to transform to illuminate, to educate, to inspire and motivate. A family day out at the Museum, my last visit was when I was in school and the same with my husband. Taking our kids to the museum made us feel like kids again, except we both were running in different directions with two kids. We started with the Children museum to build that excitement to ignite their interest in other sections later. Very well described as to which animal/bird is getting extinct, already extinct etc. I learned a lot in this part of the museum. Next was the main lobby and then upstairs. The paintings, old Mumbai pictures. Skipped a few with kids not interested. The textile section was worth the visit. It's a spiral step that takes you to the higher floor. Very well displayed and described. Then the coins and jewellery and a new addition the Indian independence struggle keeping in mind the Woman of India. My elder son enjoyed the Mummy section while i entertained the younger one in the museum shop. Very well managed with security taking care of art and kids getting lost. Infant rooms are available and very clean. The washroom was clean but it depends on the walk in for the day, it was stinking a bit. Overall it was a wonderful day and a memorable one.

I would give it one more star, but it allowed school groups. A field trip is only as good as a student learns from it. They were the worst bunch of kids and I had to ask to throw them out of the room as they were loud and obnoxious. The paintings and the display were absolutely amazing!

Wonderful museum filled with gorgeous art and learned so much about the history of India. Really enjoyed the coin collection, but also enjoyed the architecture of the museum as well. Just a heads up - the building does not have air con in case you were looking for a respite from the Mumbai heat.

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya museum houses very nice collections, but now as large as I would expect from the country’s population size. I was told that the majority of India’s ancient relics and buildings have not been preserved for future generations to view. That said, I did enjoy seeing the pieces in this museum. Well worth a two hour visit.

Very Impressive exterior , unfortunately , like many of Mumbai's historic structures , partially under repair. Great for the eventual result but frustrating if you want a ' photo without scaffolding in it. Pleasant gardens to the front with some sculptures. The ticket booth is to your left as you enter the main gates. On entering the museum you will find yourself in a beautiful circular , galleried area with exhibition galleries leading off & a staircase to the upper floors. No a/c but some ancient metal fans on stands belt out at a powerful rate. There was a fabric exhibition on at the time of my visit which was very worthwhile & interesting. There is a children's museum & galleries of coins , jewellery , Temple carvings , Himalayan artefacts & much more. Also a gallery of collectables from across the world. I only spent a couple of hours here , having visited in the past but twice as long is probably needed. However , I doubt my concentration would extend that long so maybe 2 visits would be better.