Archive · 4 Jul 2025
BMC to Develop Textile Museum at Kalachowki
The city is building a textile museum in an old mill.
They need someone who knows about history and museums to fix up the old buildings and run the place.
The city is asking companies to help pay for it using money they set aside for good causes.
This museum will show off old machines from the 1800s and 1900s and teach people about the city's industrial past.
The project has already started with things like a musical fountain.
Now they are starting the next part to build the museum.
BMC to appoint an external agency to develop a textile museum in Kalachowki, Byculla East.
The project involves restoring old mill structures within the India United Mill no. 2 and 3 compound.
The museum will educate citizens about Mumbai's industrial history.
The estimated cost is between Rs. 80 and 100 crore, funded by a private entity via CSR.
The agency will handle restoration, operation, maintenance, and appoint historians.
- Who
- Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is the primary organization, with an external agency to be appointed.
- What
- BMC is developing a textile museum.
- When
- The BMC launched work on the establishment of a musical fountain and other recreational spaces in the past few years.
- Where
- Kalachowki, Byculla East, Mumbai.
- Why
- To educate citizens about Mumbai’s rich industrial history and redevelop the old mill buildings.
- Project
- Textile Museum Development
- Location
- Kalachowki, Byculla East, Mumbai
- Funding
- Private investment through CSR
- Estimated Cost
- Rs. 80-100 crore
- Scope of Work
- Restoration, operation, and maintenance of museum
- Focus
- Mumbai's Industrial History