Tomorrow, a small group of key voices, all invested stakeholders of the city’s heritage, will come together at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) for a common cause. At a day-long symposium called 'The City as Archive,' they will discuss, deliberate, and offer direction for an exciting new mega project: the Digital Library, which will make Mumbai’s built heritage accessible to all.

Sabyasachi Mukherjee, director general, CSMVS, who conceptualised the idea, reveals more, “Mumbai is a space that evolves. This evolution is even more rapid in a megacity or a so-called ‘Maximum City,’ which draws people from across the country to live, work, and do business. As the city grows and transforms, its landscape, architecture, lifestyle, and patterns of movement constantly shift. These ongoing changes need to be documented for posterity. At the same time, memories of the past — both personal and collective — also deserve to be preserved. Our tangible and intangible heritage is a shared treasure. In the digital age, technology provides powerful tools to record, store, and share this heritage with students, researchers, and the wider public.”