Chhatrapati shivaji maharaj vastu sangrahalaya: Bombay is now known

Bombay is now known as Mumbai and the name of the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India is changed to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya . Set against a well-laid-out garden which retains its original plan even today, the museum is an important Grade I Heritage building in the city. Visit Us Children’s Museum Galleries Accessibility Museum Shop Library Venue for Hire English Folk art Hirado ware Indo-Portuguese Kutani ware Momoyama period; Hirado ware Mughal Mughal period Mughal school Nabeshima ware Nayaka period Neo Assyrian period Pahari Pahari school Paithani Persian Persian, Timuride Post-Mauryan; Tribal – Yaudheya (2nd cent CE – 3rd cent CE) Pratihara period Qajar period Show (1550) It was renamed as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in the year 1998 after the famous Maratha ruler, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj . The building functioned as the Children Welfare Society and a Military Hospital during the time of the First World War. A museum in Mumbai that documents the history of India from prehistoric to modern times. It was founded in 1922 and renamed in 1998 after Shivaji , the founder of the Maratha Kingdom.