Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya

17/06/2026

16/06/2026

Following the inauguration of Networks of the Past: A Study Gallery of India and the Ancient World, featuring over 350 plus extraordinary artefacts from across the globe in collaboration with leading Indian and international museums, we are expanding our commitment to inclusion.

Through CSMVS NGO outreach programme, we aim to welcome children from NGOs, working communities, and persons with disabilities to experience the museum through guided tours and educational activities free of cost.

Do write to us at csmvs.pr@gmail for enquires.

13/06/2026

08/06/2026

Thank You for Celebrating World Environment Day 2026 with Us 🌿

Over three inspiring days, CSMVS was bustling with green energy through a range of open activities and workshops celebrating nature, creativity, and sustainability.

We extend our sincere thanks to all the facilitators and artists who conducted the workshops:

Rabab Kanchwala
Gauri Rane
Deepti Pitre
Reagan Creado

We also thank the TCS Ion team for conducting The Great SDG Adventure: A Workshop on Sustainable Development Goals
TCS iON

A special thank you to all the participants whose enthusiasm, curiosity, and active involvement made these three days truly memorable.

04/06/2026

Take a close look at these stunning, intricately carved objects from our collection.

Can you identify what they were used for?

01/06/2026

For we reimagined this Assyrian palace relief.

Assyrian palace reliefs were originally brightly painted (polychromatic) but appear plain today - stripped of colour by millennia of time, exposure, and history. Using AI-assisted colourisation, we reconstructed how this royal hunting and battle scene may have appeared in its original vivid splendour.

The colours shown here are inspired by archaeologically documented pigment traces found on surviving Assyrian sculptures. While exact reconstructions vary among historians, evidence suggests a palette that commonly included:

Egyptian Blue - used extensively for beards, hair, jewellery, and the wings of divine figures.
Ochre Yellow - used for robes, backgrounds, and decorative borders.
Cinnabar Red - applied to borders, sandals, weaponry, and rosettes.
Lead White - used for robes and highlighting details.
Black - primarily used for eyes, beards, and strong outlines.

King Tiglath-Pileser III Attacking Arabs
Neo-Assyrian, c. 744–727 BCE
Gypsum alabaster

From the Central Palace of Tiglath-Pileser III, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Room F, Panel 6.

On display in the Assyrian Relief Gallery, 1st Floor Extension, CSMVS.

The Assyrians consistently portrayed themselves as victorious in battle scenes. This relief from the palace of King Tiglath-Pileser III at Kalhu (Nimrud) depicts a campaign against the Arabs, possibly connected with the conflict involving the Arabian queen Samsi and the Assyrian conquest of Damascus between 733 and 731 BCE.

The king is shown standing in a chariot, drawing his bow against his enemies. Beneath the chariot horses, an enemy rider tumbles from a camel, while the richly decorated horses wear tasseled head ornaments characteristic of the reign of Tiglath-Pileser III—one of Assyria’s most successful military rulers.

30/05/2026

27/05/2026

Clay, colour, and creativity came together at for
One Earth, Many Hands: Pottery Across Civilisations

25/05/2026

Workshop on the Chemistry of Cleaning

Cleaning is one of the most critical processes in conservation. As it is irreversible, it demands a thorough understanding of the chemistry involved, both of the materials being treated and the agents used in the process. Recognising this, the Art Conservation Department, as part of their continuous professional development initiative, organised a three-day in-house workshop led by Dr Aditya Kanth, Associate Professor and programme Chair, Centre for Heritage Management, Ahmedabad University. Through a combination of theoretical lectures and hands-on experiments, the workshop explored the chemical principles underlying conservation cleaning practices. This was the first of a two-part workshop.