One has to buy a camera permit, security of course. But for a few hours, a beautiful building, extraordinary art and exhibits. A small area to buy a drink. Nice grounds. Even if art isn't your thing, there is something for everyone to see.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya or Mumbai Museum is located in Colaba. Next to the museum is the Jehangir Art Gallery. It's not a very big museum and a large portion of the museum is donated by the TATA family. One can easily see the museum in around 3 hours. The museum is divided in multiple sections. The audio guide is pretty useless as it covers only a handful of artefacts. Must visit if you're in Mumbai.

Awesome collection of art, statues, weapons etc. from India and 3 other countries. Saw Yaksha statue which is rarely seen anywhere. Hatti danta carved articles were amazing. Cool part was it has screens in some exhibits running video of artist making their artistic product. Wished I had more time to spend there.

Neat & well organised, this is a charming museum with a selection of artefacts ranging from Persian, Greek, Assyrian, Tibetan, etc. apart from Indian, ofcourse. They have a beautiful though small display of Mughal Jade & armoury, miniature paintings & a Maharashtrian jewellery section. They also have a mummy that was excavated in Mumbai & a natural history section! There is a small children's museum which basically is dedicated to ancient games. A man there did a good job of demo'ing to kids how printing worked in olden days. The gift shop had a few very nice children's books & art kit. Areas of improvement- you will not find a single dustbin inside the building. If you want to buy water you have yo go all the way across to a kiosk in the corner of the campus. The guards have an annoying habit of hissing at people instead of saying excuse me or please, but the issue is that it is thronged by people who touch the objects without any consideration! So definitely a challenge for the guards there.