Prince of Wales Museum,Mumbai (Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya)

Founded in the early 1900s, this Museum is one of the premier cultural institutions in the country. On the 14th August 1905, a number of prominent people of Bombay gathered at the Town Hall and resolved to erect a Memorial to the visit of the Prince of Wales (later King George V) in the form of a public Museum which, would be named after him. The meeting was attended by Sir Pherozeshah Mehta, Justice Badrudin Tyabji, Narotamdas Gokuldas, Justice Chandavarkar, Sasson J. David and many other dignitaries known for their outstanding contribution in their respective fields and also in the development of the island of Bombay. The Foundation Stone of the Museum was laid by the Prince of Wales on 11th November 1905 and the Museum was named Prince of Wales Museum of Western India. For a long time people had also felt the need for a good museum in the city and finally the museum was established by the public contribution aided by the then Government of the Bombay Presidency.

The Mueum is situated on a Semi-Circular plot of land known as the ‘Crescent Site’	Bromide photograph by Raja Deen Dayal Construction in progress Museum Archives	The Museum building with the Garden in the foreground Museum Archives, 1927