Updated On: 17 May, 2025 09:35 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
On International Museum Day tomorrow (May 18), we invited Sheetal Gandhi, conservation architect and urban planner, to explain her idea when it comes to conceptualising new museums for Mumbai that best reflect its diversity and rich cultural legacy

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Bombay to Mumbai: A Living Heritage
A time-travel journey through Mumbai’s tangible and intangible heritage, where visitors experience history through architecture, voices, rituals, and streetscapes.
Exhibit Zones
1. ISLAND → METROPOLIS (Pre-Colonial to Colonial)
- Koli origins
- Portuguese & British layers
1. Fort warehouses (opium, cotton ledgers)
2. Recreated dockworker’s (19th century)
3. Architecture corner