Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
The Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum is a museum dedicated to the history, art and culture, of Mumbai, India. It is the oldest museum in the city. It is situated in the vicinity of the Byculla Zoo, in the suburb of Byculla East.- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Mumbai, India
- Address: Mumbai, 400027
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jijamata Udyaan and Byculla.
Jijamata Udyaan
Zoo
Photo: Rangakuvara, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jijamata Udyaan, also known as Victoria Gardens and the Byculla Zoo, is a zoo and garden covering 50 acres located at Byculla, in the heart of Mumbai, India. Jijamata Udyaan is situated 240 metres southeast of Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum.
Byculla
Railway station
Photo: Superfast1111, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Byculla is railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. It is located in the neighbourhood of Byculla. The station is a Grade-I heritage structure. Byculla is situated 350 metres southwest of Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum.
Gloria Church
Church
Photo: Nimish Gogri, CC BY 2.0.
Gloria Church or Our Lady of Glory Church was built in 1911-13 on one of the oldest Roman Catholic church sites in Mumbai; its predecessor was built by the Portuguese Franciscans in 1632. Gloria Church is situated 450 metres south of Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Byculla and Agripada.
Agripada
Neighborhood
Agripada is an area in South Mumbai. It is located between Byculla and Mumbai Central. This area is connected with the Central Railway as well as the Western Railway.
Matharpacady
Neighborhood
Matharpacady is a "village" in the Mazgaon area of Mumbai, India, and is one of Mumbai's "heritage precincts". Payal Kapadia, writes that Matharpacady has some of the "oldest and quaintest" houses in Mumbai.
Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Mumbai, Mumbai District, Maharashtra, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
18.97917° or 18° 58′ 45″ northLongitude
72.83481° or 72° 50′ 5″ eastOpen location code
7JCJXRHM+MWOpenStreetMap ID
way 53369531OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5303985
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In Other Languages
From Malayalam to Thai—“Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum” goes by many names.
- Malayalam: “ഡോ. ഭാവു ദാജി ലാഡ് മ്യൂസിയം”
- Marathi: “भाऊ दाजी लाड संग्रहालय”
- Marathi: “व्हिक्टोरिया अँड आल्बर्ट म्युझियम”
- Tamil: “மருத்துவர் பாவ் தாஜி லாட் அருங்காட்சியகம்”
- Tamil: “விக்டோரியா & ஆல்பர்ட் அருங்காட்சியகம்”
- Thai: “ภาอู ดาจี ลาฑ สังครหาลัย”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bhau Daji Lad Museum (Victoria & Albert Museum) and Elephant Enclosure.
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