Museums & Parks 
BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY Adjoining the Prince of Wales
Museum is an institution of a different kind where collectors have been
donating their prize specimens foe over a century. One whole floor of
Hornbill House, the Society's headquarters, is devoted to beetles and
butterflies all neatly eaxonomized. Another floor contains hundreds of jars
full of embalmed reptiles, plus drawer after drawer of birds and animals
pelts. It is possible to join the society as a tempora5ry member for the
duration of your stay in Mumbai. That entitles you to use BNH's extensive
library of nature books. There are lectures and slide shows throughout the
week.
PRINCE OF WALES MUSEUM Designed in the Indo-
Saracenic style, with and imposing dome in the 15th -16th century western
Indian style, the museum is named after king George V who as prince of Wales
laid the foundation stone in 1905. One of the most interesting museums of
India, it has three main sections: Art, Archaeology and Natural History, and
is known for its collection of miniature paintings.
VICTORIA
AND ALBERT MUSEUM On display are the archaeological finds, maps
and photographs, which depict the history of Mumbai. This museum is also
known as Dr. Bhau Daji lad Museum.
MASIN BHAVAN (GANDHI
MEMORIAL A memorial to Mahatma Gandhi who stayed here from time to
time between 1917 and 1934, it contains two picture galleries and a library
of books by and on Mahatma Gandhi.
ART GALLERIES
Aakar Art Gallery Bhulabhai Desai Road
Chemould
Art Gallery Ghandhi Road
Coomaraswamy Hall
Prince of Wales Museum
Cymroza Art Gallery 72
Bhulabhai Deai Road
Jahangir Art Gallery Ghandhi
Road
Primal Art Gallery NCPA, Nariman Point
Pundole Art Gallery Hutatma Chowk (Flora Fountain)
Taj Art Gallery Taj Mahal Hotel
GARDENS & PARKS Augus Kranti Park, Gowalia Tank,
Kamala Nehru Park, Malabar Hill,
Lions park, Juhu,
Jogger's
park, Bandra,
Pherozshah Mehta Gardens (Hanging Garden)
S.K
Patil Udyan Shivaji Park, Priyadarshini Park, Napean sea Road
AMUSMENT PARKS ESSEL WORLD 70km at Gorai)
Nearest Railway Stations: Malad or Borivili from where the journey must be
made by Road and Sea. Also approachable by road via Bhayandar on Western
Express Highway
FANTASY LAND Nearest Railway
Station Jogeshwari (East)
Timing: 1100 hrs to 2000hrs. (daily except
Monday
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