The dome shaped Prince of Wales Museum is named after Prince George who visited India in 1905 and laid the foundation stone of the building. The 19th century Pahari School of Painting, Mughal paintings, Nepalese & Tibetan Art, Deccan School of Paintings are worthy of praise. But the unique collection of this Museum is the illustrated palm leaf manuscripts of the 11th / 12th centuries.
Located at Kala Ghoda, the Jehangir Nicholson Museum of Modern Art has been constructed in 1952. The Art Gallery has four halls for exhibition of Arts and is managed by Bombay Art Society.
Heras Institute of Indian History & Culture is named after Fr. Henry Heras. It has valuable and magnificent pieces of art from India and West Asia. There are statues and images of various religious groups.
Raja Dinker Kelkar Museum of Pune has a huge collection of about 20,000 paintings, handicrafts, armor-suits, musical instruments, and many other objects collected from all over the world. Articles of Mughal and Maratha Rulers are on display in this Museum.
Getting there:
Buses, Private cars and taxis, are all available. Nearest airport are in Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, and Aurangabad. Frequent train services are available from Aurangabad and Mumbai and also other cities of Maharashtra. Package tours to these Museums are also available.
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