17 May,2025 09:35 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
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Bombay to Mumbai: A Living Heritage
A time-travel journey through Mumbai's tangible and intangible heritage, where visitors experience history through architecture, voices, rituals, and streetscapes.
Exhibit Zones
1. ISLAND â METROPOLIS (Pre-Colonial to Colonial)
- Koli origins
- Portuguese & British layers
1. Fort warehouses (opium, cotton ledgers)
2. Recreated dockworker's (19th century)
3. Architecture corner
2. PEOPLE & POWER (Social Movements & Migrations)
Textile mills & strikes
Partition & refugees
Ambedkar & Dalit Mumbai
3. CINEMA, CHAWLS & STREETS (Pop Culture & Daily Life)
- Bollywood's backstage
- Chawl life
- Street heritage
1. Irani café counter
2. Dabbawala
3. Festival immersion
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4. VANISHING & REBORN (Endangered + Revived Heritage)
- Save our landmarks
- DIY heritage
- Future traditions
Interactive & Emotional Anchors
- Whose Mumbai?
- Time capsule
- Heritage hunt
Why This Works
Holistic: Ties buildings + people + culture
Emotional: Visitors see their own family's Mumbai reflected
Action-Oriented: Ends with How will YOU preserve heritage?
Extensions for Impact
1. Pop-up exhibits
2. Night museum events
3. Augmented reality
As told to Fiona Fernandez
