Mumbai Heritage Walk Series

Think Art Deco, and you’d instantly think of Miami, Paris or New York City. Most locals and tourists in Mumbai are unaware that the city hosts the world’s second largest collection of art deco buildings! With the inclusion of the Oval-Maidan precinct as a UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS), Mumbai’s Art-Deco buildings have found new life. Mumbai’s Art Deco buildings include residential properties, commercial offices, hospitals and single screen movie theatres, including the popular Regal and Eros cinemas. The road next to Oval Maidan, on the Eros side; Sir Pherozeshah Mehta Road, MG Road and Marine Drive are areas where you can see some of the most beautiful Art Deco buildings. Pherozeshah Mehta Road has the office buildings like United India Building and New India Assurance; a residential stretch and includes old apartments such as Green Fields, Sunshine and Empress Court. Marine Drive is considered to be the second longest stretch of Art Deco, after Miami. On this walk we will trace the evolution of architecture in colonial Bombay city, with a focus on the Art Deco buildings. Sights we will cover on the walk: •          Regal cinema •          Eros cinema •          Oval-Maidan precinct •          Marine Drive read more read less

This is Mumbai’s first museum established in 1872. The main galleries include following Industrial arts gallery Mumbai gallery The founders gallery 19th century paintings gallery Origin of Mumbai gallery Special exhibitions gallery During our visit to the museum with subject matter expert we plan to explore Origin of Mumbai, Mumbai and Founders galleries.  read more read less

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalay formerly known as Prince of Wales museum is biggest of museums in Mumbai. It is located in fort area of Mumbai. There are 14 main galleries in this museum which include - Sculptures, Pre and proto history, Natural history, Prints, Indian miniature painting, Indian painting, Himalayan art, Indian decorative art, Arts and Armour, European painting, European decorative art, Chinese and Japanese art, Textiles and Costumes of India and Numismatics. Foundation stone of the museum was laid in 1905 and construction completed in 1914. The building is classified as Heritage building. Visiting hours of the museum are from 10:15 am to 06:00 pm. Must see artifacts and specimen include Hon of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Coins of Chandragupta II Personal armour of Emperor Akbar Maitreya Bahubali Shiva Bowl Folios from set of Ramayana and Folios from an illustrated manuscript of Anwar-i-Suhayli During our visit to the museum with subject matter expert we plan to explore Pre and Proto history, Natural history, Armour and Numismatics galleries.  read more read less

Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus is gateway to the city of dreams, Mumbai. We have seen it in many Hindi movies, when our Hero enters the city. Our Heritage Walk starts from here moving to the adjacent Municipal Head Office and Azad Maidan. Walking towards Metro we will find out traces of Dhobi Talao and take a right turn to Lokmanya Tilak Marg. Walking by the place where Lokmanya took his last breath. After exploring Crawford Market our walk concludes. Total walking involved is around 2 kilometers and will take approximate 3 to 3.5 hours.  read more read less