Veermata Museum

“Veermata Jeejamata Museum, also known as Victoria and Albert Museum is in Mumbai, Maharashtra. This museum is also known as Bhau Daji Lad Museum, as Bhau Daji Lad put all his efforts to establish this museum. The museum has Mumbai city’s past item like archaeological finds, maps and photographs.

Rock cut elephants, which was brought by British in 1865 from Elephanta Island, is preserved here. The surrounding is Botanic Gardens spreading on an area of 48 acres. Clay models equivalent of firka paintings made for the British in the ‘Company’ period-‘illustrating’ Indian types, and costumes, and trades and professions; finely wrought silver and copper ware; votive bronzes to fossils and minerals, delicate ivories to models of temples made from pith are some of the fine collections of this museum.

Photographs of old Bombay and European bric-a-brac; wonderful Armour and garishly coloured ‘fruit’ models are also displayed in the museum.”

Visiting Hours
10:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Closed on
Wednesday

Entry Fees
Yes

How To Reach
Board a bus or train from the city to reach the venue. Taxis and autos are also available.