AD REVISITS DR BHAU DAJI LAD MUSEUM IN BYCULLA, MUMBAI, AS IT REOPENED EARLIER THIS YEAR AFTER A TWO-YEAR-LONG RESTORATION.

Unlike most of Mumbai's museums and galleries that are clustered within the heritage precincts of Kala Ghoda and Colaba, the Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum lies in the quiet, leafy area of Byculla, within the grounds of the city's only botanical garden, Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Udyan & Zoo.

- TEXT: NURIYAH JOHAR PHOTO: COURTESY OF DR. BHAU DAJI LAD MUSEUM

It has been at its present site since the year 1872, but during the pandemic, the 152-year-old Grade II-B Heritage structure had suffered damages as a result of long closures. A two-year-long restoration was undertaken by the Heritage Cell of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), along with AD100 architect Vikas Dilawari as the consulting conservation architect.