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Acronym
CSMVS
Other name (in original language)
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya

159-161 Mahatma Gandhi Road
Mumbai 400023
India

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, formerly known as the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, is one of the premier art and history museum in India. Situated on the southern tip of Mumbai on the 'Crescent Site', the Museum building is a fine example of the Indo-Saracenic style of architecture.

Today this building is listed as a Grade I Heritage Building and has been awarded the '2010 UNESCO Asia – Pacific Heritage Award' for Cultural Heritage Conservation. It has been awarded first place for Heritage Building Maintenance by the Indian Heritage Society.

Our aim at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) is to create awareness and sensitivity towards our rich heritage through a visitor-friendly museum for the purposes of education, study and enjoyment of the public.

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The Museum Mumbai, foremerly known as the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, holds a representative collection of various forms of art from India and to a certain extent, Far-Eastern art. It also contains a National History department.