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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (Prince of Wales Museum)
Mumbai's biggest and best museum is an intriguing hodgepodge of Islamic, Hindu and British architecture displaying a mixed bag of dusty exhibits from all over India. Opened in 1923 to commemorate King George V's first visit to India (back in 1905, while he was still Prince of Wales), its flamboyant Indo-Saracenic style was designed by George Wittet - who also did the Gateway of India.
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Jehangir Art Gallery
The Jehangir Art Gallery is one of Mumbai's principal commercial galleries, hosting interesting weekly shows by Indian artists; most works are for sale. Rows of hopeful local artists often display their work on the pavement outside this gallery.
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Mani Bhavan museum
As poignant as it is tiny, the Mani Bhavan museum is housed in the building in which Mahatma Gandhi stayed during his visits to Bombay from 1917 to 1934. Dedicated to this amazingly insightful leader, the museum showcases the simple room where Gandhi formulated his philosophy of satyagraha (truth, nonviolence and self sacrifice) and launched the 1932 civil disobedience campaign that led to the end of British rule.
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Monetary Museum
If you're in the area, it's worth popping into the tiny and thoughtfully-presented Monetary Museum, run by the Reserve Bank of India. It's an engrossing historical tour of India through coinage: from early concepts of cash, to the first coins of 600 BC, through Indo-European influences, right up to today's Gandhi-covered notes. Also on display is the world's smallest coin, probably found in the crack of an ancient couch.
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Museum Ship Vikrant
Built in 1945 and bought by the Indian Navy in 1957, the massive aircraft carrier INS Vikrant now serves as a fascinating museum. Admission includes the ferry ride out to the ship, then a walk through the various quarters, the hold (displaying diving bells, submarines and various aircraft) and finally the enormous deck with take-off and landing strip.
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National Gallery of Modern Art
This gallery in the Sir Cowasji Jehangir Public Hall is a bright, spacious and modern exhibition space showcasing a range of changing exhibitions by Indian and international artists. There's a small permanent collection of contemporary Indian art in the top-floor Dome Gallery.
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Nehru Centre & Nehru Planetarium
The most striking thing about the Nehru Centre & Nehru Planetarium cultural complex, which includes a decent planetarium and the serpentine-but-interesting history exhibition Discovery of India is the bold modern architecture of the buildings. The tower looks like a giant cylindrical pineapple, the planetarium a UFO. There's also a theatre here .
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