Prince of Wales Museum - वेल्स संग्रहालय के राजकुमार
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The Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, Mumbai, India, was founded in the early years of the 20th century by some prominent citizens of Bombay with the help of the government, to commemorate the visit of the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. It is located in the heart of South Mumbai near the Gateway of India.
One of the resolutions of the committee at its meeting on June 22, 1904 was, "The building should have a handsome and noble structure befitting the site selected, and in keeping with the best style of local architecture." The committee spared no effort to realize this dream. On March 1, 1907, the then government of Bombay handed over to the museum committee a spot of land known as the "Crescent Site", situated at the southern end of the present Mahatma Gandhi Road. After an open competition for the design, George Wittet was commissioned to design the Museum building in 1909. Wittet had collaborated with John Begg in the construction of the General Post Office building. His other works in Bombay include the Court of Small Causes and the magnificent Gateway of India.
The museum houses rare and ancient exhibits of Indian history as well as objects from foreign lands. It has also Indus Valley Civilization artefacts, relics from ancient India from the time of the Guptas and examples of Mauryan art
The Prince of Wales Museum was designed and built to represented to represented the ancient and medieval architectural styles of western India.The basalt stone structure with its large central dome inspired by the Bijapur domes and beautiful gardens are set in a crescent shaped piece of land. The art section at the musuem has a collection of Indian paintings representing its different styles and phases. The collection presents the evolution of painting in India, ranging from the 11th and 12th century illustrated palm leaf manuscripts to early 19th century Pahari paintings Exquisite examples of all the main schols of miniature painting are on view ; Rajput, Mughal, Phari, and Deccani. It is obvious that the fine excellence of the Mughal and Rajasthani schools, from 16th to 19th century, only emerged out of past influences, indigenous Indian as well as Persian, Turkish and central Asian.
One of the resolutions of the committee at its meeting on June 22, 1904 was, "The building should have a handsome and noble structure befitting the site selected, and in keeping with the best style of local architecture." The committee spared no effort to realize this dream. On March 1, 1907, the then government of Bombay handed over to the museum committee a spot of land known as the "Crescent Site", situated at the southern end of the present Mahatma Gandhi Road. After an open competition for the design, George Wittet was commissioned to design the Museum building in 1909. Wittet had collaborated with John Begg in the construction of the General Post Office building. His other works in Bombay include the Court of Small Causes and the magnificent Gateway of India.
The museum houses rare and ancient exhibits of Indian history as well as objects from foreign lands. It has also Indus Valley Civilization artefacts, relics from ancient India from the time of the Guptas and examples of Mauryan art
The Prince of Wales Museum was designed and built to represented to represented the ancient and medieval architectural styles of western India.The basalt stone structure with its large central dome inspired by the Bijapur domes and beautiful gardens are set in a crescent shaped piece of land. The art section at the musuem has a collection of Indian paintings representing its different styles and phases. The collection presents the evolution of painting in India, ranging from the 11th and 12th century illustrated palm leaf manuscripts to early 19th century Pahari paintings Exquisite examples of all the main schols of miniature painting are on view ; Rajput, Mughal, Phari, and Deccani. It is obvious that the fine excellence of the Mughal and Rajasthani schools, from 16th to 19th century, only emerged out of past influences, indigenous Indian as well as Persian, Turkish and central Asian.
Princes of Wales Museum of Western India
Mahatma Gandhi Road
Fort Mumbai
Timings: 10.15 am to 6.00 pm. Closed On: Mondays.
Mahatma Gandhi Road
Fort Mumbai
Timings: 10.15 am to 6.00 pm. Closed On: Mondays.