Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum

Mumbai's oldest Museum |
10 am - 5:30 pm | Closed all Wednesdays | On view: 'Ticket, Tika, Chaap'

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movement. The exhibition moves away from the traditional narrative arc to foreground unfolding events within a play indeterminately, allowing for a fluid, self reflexive experience rather than a story explicitly told.

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Dr Bhau Daji Museum presents ‘Landscape Plays’, the first solo exhibition in India by internationally acclaimed artist, composer and theatre-maker, Heiner Goebbels, in collaboration with Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, Mumbai from 15th March to 31st May, 2026.

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Goebbels’ works situate contemporary sound within the praxis of performing and visual art through the creation of site-specific installations. Visitors are invited to move beyond passive recognition of sounds and images and actively navigate the interplay of light, sound, &

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Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, in collaboration with MAP Bengaluru, presents ‘Ticket Tika Chaap: The Art of the Trademark in Indo-British Textile Trade’ at the Special Project Space, from 1st March to 7th June, 2026. The exhibition is curated by Nathaniel Gaskell and Shrey Maurya.

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The year that was - 2025
April 2025. Looking back, some places linger in memory not just for what they show, but for how beautifully they frame a story of a city and its people.
Visiting the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum in Byculla is always such an experience. Established in 1872 as the Victoria and Albert Museum, Bombay, it was renamed Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, honouring a key figure in its founding. The building has ornate ceilings, patterned tiles and meticulously restored interiors. Inside, collections of fine and decorative art capture the evolution of Bombay’s trades and communities; outside, statues in the garden add quiet charm to the setting. A truly rewarding visit.
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#YearThatWas2025 #BhauDajiLadMuseum #MumbaiHeritage #Museum #CityStories

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textile industries and labour movements.

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BDL Museum is delighted to present 'Weaving Flowers, Wandering Stains, and Floating Silks'*, a solo exhibition by artist Archana Hande. 10 Jan - 01 March, 2026

The exhibition is supported by Chemould Prescott Road.

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produce power relationships; the profound labour of the artisan/craftsman that remains unacknowledged; the loss of legacy through migration; and the intimate experience of desire and memory that are secrets woven into textiles. She has spent time deeply researching Mumbai’s

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Thank you for featuring us!

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Saturday, 20 December 2025
6 : 00 pm onwards
Free & open to all

Prior registration required:
https://t.co/e083oIpuQP

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Join us for a conversation between artist Sameer Kulavoor, exhibition curator and director of the Museum Tasneem Mehta & architect and dean of CEPT, Sameep Padora who will tease out the nuances of the ongoing exhibition in the context of the museum and how it engages with a city

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Supported by Alkazi Foundation for the Arts, the exhibition moves between immersive installations, aural sculptures, and photographs of the Great Salt Lake, connecting local and global ecologies in a shared story of fragility, resilience, and future survival.

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Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, RMZ Foundation, and India Art Fair present 'Salt Lines' by Hylozoic/Desires (Himali Singh Soin & David Soin Tappeser) from the 6th December until the 8th February 2025.

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Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum presents 'Limits of the Town...', a solo exhibition by artist Sameer Kulavoor. The exhibition is curated by Tasneem Zakaria Mehta, and will be on view from 13th November to 28th December, 2025.

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7 – 25 Nov 202
Special Project Space, Museum Plaza, Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai.
Museum entry ticket applicable.

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Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum and Art Deco Alive! present Ocean Drive to Marine Drive: Mapping a Century of Art Deco | Miami-Mumbai (1925-2025).

by Art Deco Alive! in collaboration with Atul Kumar, and partnered by Art Deco Mumbai Trust and the Miami Design Preservation League.

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कृपया नोंद घ्यावी:
डॉ. भाऊ दाजी लाड संग्रहालय बुधवार, ५ नोव्हेंबर २०२५ रोजी अभ्यागतांसाठी खुले राहील आणि गुरुवार, ६ नोव्हेंबर २०२५ रोजी नियमित साप्ताहिक सुट्टी निमित्त बंद राहील.

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Please Note:
The BDL Museum will remain open to the public tomorrow on 5 November 2025 and will be closed on Thursday, 6 November 2025 for scheduled weekly maintenance.

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RSVP Here:

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Public Talk and Exhibition Catalogue Release
Caravaggio: Light in Darkness

Join us for a talk by Girish Shahane and the Catalogue release of our ongoing exhibition, L’invenzione della luce, (the invention of light), Caravaggio’s Magdalene in Ecstasy.

Friday, 31 October 2025

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Tea/coffee at 5:30 pm, followed by the lecture at 6:00 pm.
Education Center, Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Museum entry ticket applicable.