Kala Ghoda is Mumbai's art district — a neighbourhood of Victorian and Art Deco buildings in the Fort area that houses the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (formerly the Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai's most important museum), the Jehangir Art Gallery, the National Gallery of Modern Art, and the independent galleries and design studios that make this the cultural centre of the city.
The annual Kala Ghoda Arts Festival (usually February) transforms the streets into an open-air gallery, performance space, and food festival that draws over a million visitors and is the most important cultural event in Mumbai. The museum's collection spans pre-historic artifacts, Mughal miniatures, European art, and the natural history specimens that make it India's most encyclopaedic museum.
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Kala Ghoda means 'Black Horse' in Hindi/Marathi
The annual arts festival draws over a million visitors
The museum was formerly called the Prince of Wales Museum
The festival is typically held in February
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Nariman Point, Mumbai, 400021, India
