Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya

museum, Mumbai, India

Also known as: Prince of Wales Museum of Western India

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Formerly:: Prince of Wales Museum of Western India

Date:: 1905 - present

Areas Of Involvement:: art; history; science

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, museum in Mumbai (Bombay), India. It was established in 1905, but its opening was delayed until 1922.

The museum is housed in a domed building in the Indo-Saracenic style that was completed in 1914. Its collections include Tibetan art, Chinese porcelain, Mughal and Rajput miniatures, and the Jehangir Art Gallery, completed in 1952. The jewelry and glass collections are also noteworthy. The natural history section of the museum started with the collection of the Bombay Natural History Society. The history section contains dioramas, and there is a collection of exhibits from the period of the Maratha confederacy (17th–18th century).

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.