City’s oldest museum, established in 1872, reopens today after extensive renovation; buzzing arts and cultural itinerary to return to popular institution
09 January,2025 08:01 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
Speaking at the event organised by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis expressed his happiness at the unveiling of such a culturally significant landmark in the city
08 January,2025 02:47 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
BMC started the museum’s renovation work in March 2023; initially named the Victoria and Albert Museum, it was established in 1855
07 January,2025 09:45 PM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
The Dr Bhau Daji Lad City Museum, Mumbai’s oldest, had been shut for maintenance work. A civic official involved in the project told mid-day that the building was facing leakages at several places, which posed a threat to artefacts. “We have carried out civil repairs without damaging the beauty of the 167-year-old building
24 December,2024 04:52 PM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
This unique storytelling session will take patrons on an imaginative ride across the cosmos with nuggets of life lessons for the little ones
21 November,2024 08:46 AM IST | Mumbai | Divyasha Panda
The latest exhibit at Dr Bhau Daji Lad museum uses a blend of moving images, still photos, and sound to immerse you in stories of cultural identity
06 October,2024 08:50 AM IST | Mumbai | Junisha Dama
In her debut show, artist Alamu Kumaresan stitches together a portrait of her life and pays homage to every person or experience that has added colour to it
11 August,2024 08:22 AM IST | Mumbai | Anadya Narain
Taking pointers from recent release, Maharaj, wend your way through the streets of SoBo to catch marvels of 19th-century Bombay that shaped the city’s cultural and political landscape
30 June,2024 10:31 AM IST | Mumbai | Anand Singh
Sign up for a creative workshop at the BDL museum where you can explore visual storytelling and craft your unique narrative
20 January,2024 08:25 AM IST | Mumbai | Ansy Austin
A solo storytelling performance unravels the untapped, multi-layered personality of the mythological Ahalya
12 December,2023 05:39 AM IST | Mumbai | Ansy AustinADVERTISEMENT
