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 The Prince of Wales Museum From the Gateway, the Prince of Wales Museum is hardly five minutes away by foot. When you walk along the Chattrapati Shivaji Road past the Bombay Yacht Club, at the end of the road stands the Regal Cinema at the SP Mukherji Chowk. Directly opposite Regal is the domed museum -- gothic and moorish in architecture in the remarkable cross of styles which eventually came to be known as Indo-Saracenic. It is ensconced in the well manicured gardens, sharing the landscape with statues of British Generals and Chinese figurines. This four tiered goliath houses a priceless collection of over 2000 miniature paintings from various stylistic schools in India. Among other artifacts feature a sizeable number of relics of the Indus Valley Civilisation and instances of Tibetan and Nepalese art. An entire gallery is devoted to the Buddhist tankha scrolls and another to Tibetan bronzes. Entry costs Rs 5/- per head and visiting hours are from 10:30 am to 6:00 pm everyday except Monday. The new wing opened in 1938 to house Bombay Natural History Society. The Society houses spectrum of preserved flora and fauna. At a nominal fee, you can gain access to the old nature books in the Society library.                  |
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Monday, 12 May 2008
