About Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery
The Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery in Vadodara was built in 1894 on the lines of the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Science Museum of London. Major Mant in association with R.F. Chisholm who refined some of Mant’s finest works to make genuine Indo-Saracenic architecture designed the Building of this Museum.
Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III belonging to the Gaekwad dynasty of the Marathas founded the museum in 1887. The museum building was completed in 1894 when it opened to the public. Construction of the art gallery commenced in 1908, was completed in 1914 but did not open until 1921 as the First World War delayed the transfer of pieces from Europe intended for the gallery.
Collection of Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery
It preserves a rich collection of art, sculpture, ethnography, and ethnology. The picture gallery offers a collection of originals by famous British painters J. M. W. Turner and John Constable and many others. The Egyptian mummy and skeleton of a baby blue whale are major attractions for those who visit the museum. Other treasure includes the famous Akota bronzes dating the 5th Century AD, A collection of Mughal miniatures, a full-fledged gallery of Tibetan Art and oils by several European masters.
Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery Tickets
Baroda Museum Picture Gallery entry fee:- The entrance fee is Rs. 10 per visitor
Timings Of Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery
The museum is open on all days from 10:30 am till 5:00 pm except for government holidays.
How to reach Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery
NH8 passes through Vadodara, making it well connected by road as well.