Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated renovated Bhau Daji Lad Museum"The richness of a city is not seen in the wealth of its people or its towering buildings, but through its museums," said FadnavisIn 1997, a search for a location to establish a conservation laboratory occasioned a visit by INTACH officers to the Museum.In 1999, INTACH approached the Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation generously agreed to financially support the Museum restoration and revitalisation project. The building required comprehensive restoration, as the external façade as well as the interior walls were highly damaged.
Most of the museum objects were in an extremely neglected and damaged condition.
The curatorial strategy of the Museum informed the development of various themes for the displays of objects and the juxtaposing of ideas in the layout of the galleries.
The Museum Restoration Project won the 2005 UNESCO Asia Pacific Heritage Award of Excellence for Conservation.
