Listen to music while you explore artworks at this museum in Mumbai

Updated On: 23 June, 2025 09:55 AM IST | Mumbai | Minal Sancheti

Imagine humming to melodies that are inspired by collections at a museum? Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum has created special playlists that you can access via a popular music app

VT (CSMT) Station in Monsoon, PA Dhond. Pics Courtesy/DR BDL Museum

Mumbai’s historic and oldest museum, Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum has created a playlist on the Spotify music app, based on the city and the museum’s artefacts and collections. The songs are a mix of contemporary and classical music that will make you fall in love with the city and the museum even more.

Tasneem Zakaria Mehta, the Museum’s director, reveals how these playlists were created, “The entire team brainstormed and, of course, the mainstream tracks were selected first. But we also looked for certain offbeat, lesser-known tracks that would convey the idea and experience of Mumbai that we wanted our audiences to have — both Mumbaikars as well as non-Mumbaikars. For example, you cannot have a Mumbai playlist without Rafi’s Yeh Hai Bombay Meri Jaan or Koli music.”

Visitors listen to songs from the BDL playlist as they discuss an artwork at the museum